Examples of household taste . Ebony Cabinet: O. B. Frederick, Dresden. insects, executed with much spirit and skill. In the centre of the panel is afanciful figure, half bird, half monster, above which, standing- in a shell, is apretty group of Venus and Cupid. There is something peculiarly free and 242 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. vigorous in the execution of this design, which, as a whole, is one of greatbeauty. After the Court of Arbitration on the Alabama question, consisting of fivmembers appointed by the Governments of the United States, Great BritainItaly, Switzerland, and Brazil
Examples of household taste . Ebony Cabinet: O. B. Frederick, Dresden. insects, executed with much spirit and skill. In the centre of the panel is afanciful figure, half bird, half monster, above which, standing- in a shell, is apretty group of Venus and Cupid. There is something peculiarly free and 242 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. vigorous in the execution of this design, which, as a whole, is one of greatbeauty. After the Court of Arbitration on the Alabama question, consisting of fivmembers appointed by the Governments of the United States, Great BritainItaly, Switzerland, and Brazil, which met at Geneva in 1871, had completed theirlabors, our Government, in recognition of their services, presented each of theforeign commissioners with a service of handsome plate. One of these pieces,. Onyx Vase: French Court. manufactured by Messrs. Tiffany & Co., of New York, is illustrated in ourengraving on page 237. It is a large vase or bowl, elaborately ornamentedwith scroll-work and figures in relief, and bearing on its side an inscriptionexplanatory of the nature of the gift. At either extremity of the piece areheads of Bacchanti crowned with grape-leaves and fruit, attached as handles tothe bowl. These heads are well modeled and finely executed, and the wholepiece is a representative and excellent example of metal art-workmanship. On page 238 we engrave an illustration of a Jewel Casket, manufacturedby M. Zuloago, of Madrid, and on view at the Centennial among his exhibits INDUSTRIAL ART. 243 in the Spanish Court. The great beauty of this elegant affair, aside from thedesign, is the exquisite finish of the workmanship. The fine Arabesque deco-rations on the ends of the box are as carefully and perfectly wrought as theycould well be, and the delicate inlays in the medal
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