Examples of household taste . nalized to harmonize with thegeometric arrangement 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 Tapestry Screen, whichwas exhibited in the French Court at the Centennial. The design is one of INDUSTRIAL ART 405 those fanciful interweavings of scrolls, garlands and emblems of the arts intoa light and gracefully ba
Examples of household taste . nalized to harmonize with thegeometric arrangement 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 Tapestry Screen, whichwas exhibited in the French Court at the Centennial. The design is one of 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 gorgeousreigns of Louis Quartorze and Louis Ouinze, 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. sufficiently 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 repousse-work. The richness of this ornamentation is seen in ourillustration, which gives a front view of the case. The design is singularly 406 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 work as a whole is afine example of Austrianskill in a
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