The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . s couldhave beenavoided, orthat it wouldhave been wise to attempt it; yet we think that the exhibitions of the future will lookmore towards quality than quantity; that the commissioners of the severalnations will be asked to exercise a wise discretion in accepting exhibits,and confine their selections to what may be worthily exhibited as typicalexamples of art and industry, rejecting all duplicates. We believe, indeed,that France intends to adopt some such regulation as this in her forthcomingExhibition. Returning to the
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . s couldhave beenavoided, orthat it wouldhave been wise to attempt it; yet we think that the exhibitions of the future will lookmore towards quality than quantity; that the commissioners of the severalnations will be asked to exercise a wise discretion in accepting exhibits,and confine their selections to what may be worthily exhibited as typicalexamples of art and industry, rejecting all duplicates. We believe, indeed,that France intends to adopt some such regulation as this in her forthcomingExhibition. Returning to the subjects of our illustration, we must first remind thereader that they are made endrely of glass. The Plaque is made in twolayers—one of colored glass and the other of clear crystal. The colored sur-face is in fact a red glass enamel upon the undermost and thicker body. Thecentre, in which a rosette has been cut, and the rim with its mouldings, are notenameled, however, so that the effect of the colored portion is as if it was 328 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, iS~ separate and detached, and simply rested upon the crystal. This delusion isincreased by the beautiful scroll decoration seen in the enrrraving, which isaccomplished by cutting through the enamel to the crystal surface beneath. By INDUSTRIAL ART. 329 this means a very brilliant effect is produced, and a couple of these plaqueshung against a wall would form a most pleasing ornament to a parlor orlibrary. The Jardiniere is a more elaborate work, and in the decoration of itssurface the engraver has exerted himself to make it a masterpiece. Eachtendril and leaf-point and flower-petal is executed with the greatest nicety and skill. The wingedfemale figures at theends of the vase, serv-ing as handles, are ofglass, treated in thatmanner which rough-ens its surface andmakes it white, opaqueand without this means the finemodeling of the fea-tures and the render-ing of the texture ofthe wings and gar-ment can be s
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