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Identifier: examplesofhouseh00smit (find matches)
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
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PNSPII^VQ c ^^^3H 1 In \ It1 W? *ii R^r^ yTc^lf^ih llfci /m Vj^Tjl ISj§=* *r^ tun:. x\\ SPt^f fc ^>. WJ Ornamental Tiles: Drown, Westhead, Moore & Co., Staffordshire, England. engraving, though possibly not a reproduction, resembles similar vessels usedin the fourteenth century. The broad plain bowl, the cruciform knob, enrichedwith jewels, the enameled stem and foot with medallion figures in relief, all arecharacteristic of that time. The other Chalice, much more elaborately enriched,is quite modern id its decoration, though the shape is antique. The enrich- 372 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. ment of the bowl is never seen in ancient chalices. The flagon has an old-time severity of outline, with modern styles of ornamentation. But it isnoteworthy that ecclesiastical vessels, as a rule, have yielded less to theuniversal desire for change and novelty in style than any other kind of metal-work. Traditional forms have been handed down to us and copied extensively,
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Screen : Royal School of Art Needle-work. and the most marked yielding to fashion has been the excessive enrichmentsof the vessels with enamels and precious stones. But the present art-revivalwhich is perceptible throughout Europe is having its effect here as elsewherein a tendency to go back again to the simplicity and severity of mediaevalmodels. On page 369 we engrave an illustration of a Candelabra, made entirelyof wrought metal, which was exhibited by Messrs. Hart & Son, of London. INDUSTRIAL ART. 373

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  • bookyear:1875
  • bookdecade:1870
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Smith__Walter__1836_1886
  • bookauthor:Smith__Walter__1836_1886__Industrial_art_of_the_International_Exhibition
  • booksubject:Centennial_Exhibition__1876___Philadelphia__Pa__
  • booksubject:Decorative_arts
  • bookpublisher:New_York__R__Worthington
  • bookcontributor:Sterling_and_Francine_Clark_Art_Institute_Library
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  • bookleafnumber:387
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