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Examples of household taste (1875)

Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 451

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430 illustratesone of the most notable examples in the display. The design for the centreis bold and spirited, and drawn with a free, vigorous hand. In the executionof the detail the same freedom of touch and avoidance of everything uselessand trivial is seen ; the work being done apparently as… … Silver Casket: Zimmerman, Hanau. Court at the Centennial. The purely classic outline of this beautiful piece offurniture and the elegance of the ornamentation recommend it at once to theadmirer of fine cabinet work. The cabinet may be described as consisting oftwo parts, the lower divided into the…

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts

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