The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . pattern, separating the zone from the arabesques and garlands which cover theupper part of the bowl. Around the neck is a band of rosettes in low reliefpicked out with color. The ewer, the largest piece of the three. Is copied after a very favoritestyle. The bowl is flattened, with medallions containing relief ornamentationand a display of arms and heraldic devices upon the sides. A mask is intro-duced as an ornament to the spout, but the handle is made very plain and asunobtrusive as possible. The third piece partakes in
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . pattern, separating the zone from the arabesques and garlands which cover theupper part of the bowl. Around the neck is a band of rosettes in low reliefpicked out with color. The ewer, the largest piece of the three. Is copied after a very favoritestyle. The bowl is flattened, with medallions containing relief ornamentationand a display of arms and heraldic devices upon the sides. A mask is intro-duced as an ornament to the spout, but the handle is made very plain and asunobtrusive as possible. The third piece partakes in its decoration of a more oriental style. Itsshape, too, is Eastern and might have been copied from a Moorish vase. The io6 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, rSj6. f!^ij-^n(^_
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