The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Faience: Russian Court. the green ware. This makes litde cushions, which, when colored, give to thewhole an appearance suggestive of the squares of worsted on engrave a number of specimens of this ware on this page, the group beingmade up from the display in the Russian Court. On page 274 we engrave an illustration of a very remarkable example ofwood-carving exhibited in the Italian Court. It is the work of Signor Luigi, afamous artist in thisparticular, and will be found well to repay careful exami-nation
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Faience: Russian Court. the green ware. This makes litde cushions, which, when colored, give to thewhole an appearance suggestive of the squares of worsted on engrave a number of specimens of this ware on this page, the group beingmade up from the display in the Russian Court. On page 274 we engrave an illustration of a very remarkable example ofwood-carving exhibited in the Italian Court. It is the work of Signor Luigi, afamous artist in thisparticular, and will be found well to repay careful exami-nation. It was a very bold conception thus to make a portion of a ruin,overgrown with clinging and climbing plants, the motif for a piece ot turniture, yetthe artist has treated his theme with consummate skill. All the details havebeen carefully studied and are elaborately wrought, the evidence of a master-hand being visible in every mark ot the chisel. Many of our readers will recognize with pleasure the subject of our illus- 274 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIB ITION, Wood-Curving : Italian Court. INDUSTRIAL ART. 275 tration on page 276. It is the famous Bryant Vase presented to the honoredpoet by his friends and countrymen on the eightieth anniversary of his is undoubtedly one of the most important pieces of artistic silver-work everproduced in this country. Both for its intrinsic excellence and the pleasantassociations surrounding it, it fidy occupied a central place of honor in theMain Building at the Centennial, and perhaps no single object in the wholeAmerican Court attracted more attention than this testimonial to WilliamCullen Bryant. The vase was designed by Mr. James H. Whitehouse, chief artist ofMessrs. Tiffany & Co., of New York, by whom it was made. We cannot dobetter than give the reader the artists own description of his work :— It is intended to symbolize Mr. Bryants life and character through themedium of a classic form, covered with ornamentation drawn
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