Smith, Walter, 1836-1886, Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition · New York, R. Worthington · leaf 492
Messrs. Elkington, of Birmingham,England, we have selected for illustration on page 480 a group of ArtisticMetal-Work, consisting of an Iron Tazza, with silver and copper enrichments;a large Flower Dish with water channels between raised ornamented zones;and a Silver Tazza, in repousse-work, named… … central figure of the group,the Flower-Dish, is charm-ingly ornamented around theouter rim with medallionfigure-subjects symbolical ofthe months. Nothing couldbe more graceful and spiritedthan the poses of the femalefigures, nor more happilyconceived than the manner inwhich the zodiacal signs…
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) · Decorative arts
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