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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 70

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the more thoroughly understand the motif of this fine work, we shall givea detailed description of its parts. The piece is five feet four inches long, and four feet two inches high.With the exception of the slab of polished granite on which the plinth rests,every part is sterling silver. The… … Cabinet—Ebony, Ivory and Mother-of-Pearl: G. Parvis. ization representing- the first phase of our existence. Native fruit, flowers andcereals, happily combined in groups, typifying the fruitfulness of the soil, orna- 56 THE INTERNATIONAL EXIIIB TTION, 1876. ment the ends. One of these groups is…

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

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