The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics (1809)
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834 · London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ... · leaf 268
ly exceeding that ofmost other ornamental materials;and perhaps there are none, not dig-nified with the name of precious,that can at all compete with it inproducing splendid effect: even goldand silver, when applied to manyarticles destined to the same pur-pose, fail in the comparison. Byevery… … s KLADESS SHOW-ROOM OF ORNAMENTAL GLASS. 211 is applied, and the result is a sub-stance, not surpassed in purity evenby crystal itself; and to which thearts of design are now added sosuccessfully, as to make such fur-niture as gorgeously or as chastelybeautiful, in point of artist-like me-rit, as…
Fashion · Art, Decorative
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