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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 73

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termined by 58 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. science. But some notion of the manner in which the natural stone is after-wards treated may be of interest. The workmen of Amsterdam, as everybodyknows, have almost a monopoly of the trade of diamond-cutting. Standingbefore a swiftly-revolving… … Di.unjiia i\eckui(.c una renJaiu ^tarr 6° .harctis. diamond is to be cut has been determined beforehand, but it is often necessaryto change the original design as the work progresses, owing to flaws or imper-fections in the stone. After one face is ground, the stone is taken from thesolder,…

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

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