The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . \- other, and it has been in the direction of a returnto simplicity and ancient forms. This last remark is especially true of Eng- 224 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. land. Wedgewood produced work in his famous potteries at Etruria that wasexceptional. With Flaxinan to design for him, and with his own appreciationof the beautiful, he raised the potters business almost at one stroke to aposidon among the fine arts. The example of Wedgewood has been of incal-culable benefit to his industry in England. Where he once stoo
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . \- other, and it has been in the direction of a returnto simplicity and ancient forms. This last remark is especially true of Eng- 224 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. land. Wedgewood produced work in his famous potteries at Etruria that wasexceptional. With Flaxinan to design for him, and with his own appreciationof the beautiful, he raised the potters business almost at one stroke to aposidon among the fine arts. The example of Wedgewood has been of incal-culable benefit to his industry in England. Where he once stood alone in his pre-emmence, nowthere are half a dozengreat manufacturers,producing potteryand porcelain equalin material and com-paring favorably indesign and decorationwith European better illustra-tion of this is neededthan the superb col-lection of English art-pottery exhibited bythe Messrs. Daxiellsin their departmentin the English one who had notfollowed the wonder-fiil development ofthis industry in Eng-land within the lastquarter of a centpry,. Promethean Vase : Daniell & Son. the sight was a reve-lation. The effect ofthe system of art-instruction and theawakened interest ofthe community inaesthetic culture wasvisible on every handin objects noticeablefor beauty of form,purity of color, andcorrectness of draw-ing. Several of thechoicest pieces in thiscollection have al-ready been illustratedin these pages, andnow we add another,in the engraving onthis page, of the Pro-methean Vase. Thisvase is equally re- markable whether we consider the quality of the workmanship or the artdisplayed in its design. For the former it will be sufficient to say here that itis absolutely without a flaw, and the reader can see for himself how fine andharmonious are all the features of the ornamentation. The vase is of ovoidshape, somewhat flattened at the top. The neck is short and narrow, withoutornamentation, and the mouth is covered by a cap. Around the base are several I
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