Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 47
y at once that a bow-legged piano ortable is as ugly as a bow-legged man. The beauty of musical instruments, moreover, should always lie rather intheir shape and adaptation to their purpose than in the richness of their orna-mentation, which is in better taste if subdued and simple. In this respect… … Easllake Or?,m : Mason & Hamlin. of tone and resonance for which their instruments are noted, and whoseexterior is pleasant to the eye. The decoration is quiet and massive, and often INDUSTRIAL ART.. 33 of great beauty. It is conceived in the Eastlake design, so far as that can becarried out in…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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