The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . uld beexceedingly efifective, the rich red color of the terra-cotta contrasting finely withthe green of the sward. On page 409, we illustrate a Cabinet, manufactured h\ Messrs. Cooper &Holt, of London, in which the strictest requirements of honest construction and 412 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. leo-itimate ornamentation have been complied with. The object is interestingas an example of the good results to be obtained by an intelligent use of meansof ornamentation within the ability of any cabinet-maker to produce
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . uld beexceedingly efifective, the rich red color of the terra-cotta contrasting finely withthe green of the sward. On page 409, we illustrate a Cabinet, manufactured h\ Messrs. Cooper &Holt, of London, in which the strictest requirements of honest construction and 412 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. leo-itimate ornamentation have been complied with. The object is interestingas an example of the good results to be obtained by an intelligent use of meansof ornamentation within the ability of any cabinet-maker to produce. In referring to thiscabinet in this way,however, we mustnot be understoodto mean that anycabinet-makercould produce itsduplicate, for to dotiiat would requiremechanical appli-ances and skilledworkmen ecjual tothose commandedby Messrs. Cooper& Holt. But acabinet construct-ed in walnut oroak, or in anysuitable wood, onthe lines of thisone, as shown inour engraving,would be a suc-cess. If the makercould procurepainted panels, somuch the better,provided they are. Chandelier: Hart &= Son, London. well done. Butenrichment of thiskind is not neces-sary to producethe pleasing effectconveyed in ourillustration. Thebeauty here is duesolely to the grace-ful projjortions ofthe object as awhole and itsharmonious out-lines. Yet if thereader \\ ould havea realizing senseof the beauty ofthis cabinet, as itappeared standingamong the otherexhibits of furni-ture made byMessrs. Cooper &Holt, he mustknow that theoutlines of thepanels and theframe-work gener- ally were brought into relief and prominence by inlayings of ebony and whitewood. This added vastly to its richness and made a fitting setting to the paintedpanels which were executed in the highest style of the art. To complete the INDUSTRIAL ART. 413 effect, the shelves and recesses chosen orna-ments in faience, majolica, and glass, presuma-bly just such articles as would be placed there by the purchaser of the page410 is an illu
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