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Title: Examples of household taste
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Smith, Walter, 1836-1886 Smith, Walter, 1836-1886. Industrial art of the International Exhibition
Subjects: Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) Decorative arts
Publisher: New York, R. Worthington
Contributing Library: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library

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ith a knife andfastening the gold on superficially; or by etching the pattern in with acid andthen placing the gold in the cavity. This last method approaches the formerin effect and finish, and cannot readily be detected from it, and it is either bythis method or by the first-mentioned process that the wonderful damaskeenedwork of the Messrs. Elkington is done. Our next engraving represents the Chili Cup, exhibited by Reed & Barton,of Taunton, Mass. This fine example of the art of the silversmith was sentby the manufacturers to the Chilian Exposition, where it gained a prize, andhas since been known by the name given above. Looking at it in detail, weobserve that the cup rests upon a square, polished stand, without any decora- INDUSTRIAL ART 81 tion save a narrow raised border of leaves and flowers. Encircling die baseof the cup is a beautiful floriated design in low relief, and on this base, restingagainst the central shaft, are two large shell-shaped vessels of polished silver,
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Mirror • Elkington & Co., London. without any decoration except some simple chasing on the inner side of therim. Resting on the base are tree-ferns—wonderfully perfect copies of thesegraceful plants—so disposed as to give a pretty finish to this portion of the 82 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. design. On the sides of die shaft, raised somewhat above the shell-shapedvessels by curved branches, are finely-cut glass dishes with silver pendants.At this level the shaft separates into two slender branches, covered with delicateferns twining about them; and the branches themselves, first bending outwardand then inward, form a harp-shaped figure, within which is a charming groupof Venus and Cupid. Cupid has evidently been about some mischief, for hismother has taken his bow away from him and is holding it behind her backwith one hand, while the other is raised to give emphasis to her admonition.The little fellow stands in defiant attitude, as if conscious of no wrong done,but i

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