The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . angement of the other parts. The effect of the whole is wonder-fully rich and beautiful, especially when we study the detail and observe howexceedingly simple each part is in itself. The well-known reputation of the French tapestry-workers is happily illus-trated in the engraving, on page 398, of an Aubusson Screen, whichwas exhibited in the French Court at the Centennial. The design is one of o INDUSTRIAL ART. 405 those fanciful interweavings of scrolls, garlands and emblems of the arts intoa light and graceful
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . angement of the other parts. The effect of the whole is wonder-fully rich and beautiful, especially when we study the detail and observe howexceedingly simple each part is in itself. The well-known reputation of the French tapestry-workers is happily illus-trated in the engraving, on page 398, of an Aubusson Screen, whichwas exhibited in the French Court at the Centennial. The design is one of o INDUSTRIAL ART. 405 those fanciful interweavings of scrolls, garlands and emblems of the arts intoa light and gracefully balanced figure which French artists execute with con-summate skill. It is a fashion of ornamentation that found favor in the eoreeousreigns of Louis Quartorze and Louis Quinze, and no where else has it sincebeen brought to such perfection. Although intended simply as a setting forthe tapestry, the carved wooden frame to this fine work should not be over-looked. Its ornament harmonizes with the design in the tapestry, and while >yst?rc^^?sissS;5?nmt ^ssssm^.^r^m. Lace. sufificiently elaborate to be rich and elegant, it does not obtrude itself to a firstplace in the eyes of the observer. On the lower rail ot the frame is a groupof musical instruments, a laurel-wreath, and hanging garlands of flowers, allcarved in full relief, yet so artistically considered in conjunction with the tapestryas to seem at a first glance at the illustration, a part of the tapestry itself. On page 399 we illustrate a Jewel Casket, from the Austrian CollectiveExhibit at the Centennial. The box is of silver, with panels ornamented withdesigns in repotisse-v^orV. The richness of this ornamentation is seen in ourillustration, which gives a front view of the case. The design is singularly 4o6 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. graceful and elegant, andis executed with marvel-ous delicacy and other panels areequally artistic in designand execution, though notso elaborate as this wo
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