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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 98

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is of the most minute descrip-tion, every leaf and tendril being worked up with infinite pains. In thecentre of the zone is a winged female figure, supported on either hand bylions conventionally treated. There is no ornamentation upon the stem andbase of the vase, but it rests upon a pedestal,… … Chili Cup ■ Kfiit S* Barton, Taunton, Mass §4 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. For a drawing-room ornament, or for a collectors cabinet, or for purposes ofillustration in a museum, we have seen no single piece of crystal that is abetter example than this of the perfection of modern glass-working.

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

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