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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 49

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s a chaplet of roses. The right arm lies across the left. Notice the ease of the po-sition, and yet theabsorption indica-ted in every turnof limb. One kneeis raised, and thefoot supportedupon a slab ofrock; the otherfoot is upon alower stone, halfslipping off, yetsupported by theheel. The… … Memory : ATew England Granite Co. and comfortablemeals. The savagetears his food topieces wherever hefinds it. He passesclays of hunger, andmakes amends bya gluttonous feast.The civilized maneats at the samehours every day,and surrounds thetime and place ofhis dinner withsafeguards…

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

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