much part of the jugas the leaves in the German stoneware below stamped intothe body. In both cases the stems are scooped out of theclay with a modelling tool. The intrinsic beauty of Flaxmans models for ornamentsto be applied does not alter the fact that as decorationthe famous figure compositions… … 237. LEAVES STAMPED INTO PLASTIC STONEWARE CLAY. 238. BERRIES, ETC., STAMPED ONWET CLAY APPLIED TO A STONE-WARE BODY (see 239). which we relish in unpretending handicraft we may resentin work of high artistic pretensions. Mechanical and per-functory ways of working are there quite out of place.…
Decoration and ornament
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