The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . The two doors also were of olive tree;and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers,and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon thepalm trees. So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree,a fourth part of the wall. And the doors were of fir tree: the two leaves ofthe one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and coveredthem with gold fitted upon the ca
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . The two doors also were of olive tree;and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers,and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon thepalm trees. So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree,a fourth part of the wall. And the doors were of fir tree: the two leaves ofthe one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and coveredthem with gold fitted upon the carved work. It was also the custom in Egypt to build the better class of houses witha porch or portico in front of the entrance door, supported by columnselaborately ornamented with wreaths and garlands, decorating the frieze also,and inscribing thereon some legend of greeting or welcome. 42 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, i8j6. Another custom among the Egyptians was the hanging of all doors openingon the street in such a manner that they opened inward. This too was the. Chandelier and Hall Lamp: Contelius &= Sons. custom of the Romans, where it was made requisite by law. But it is a curiousfact that the reverse of this was the practice in Greece, where, when a personwas about going out of a house, he took the precaution to give several loud INDUSTRIAL ART. 43 raps from within in order to warn passers-by on the outside that the door wasabout to be opened. Of the many branches of manufacture in which the Exhibition has demon-strated the abiHty of American manufactures to compete successfully with thosefrom abroad, in no one department of art-industry at least, is our equality with,and indeed, in some respects, our superiority over foreign makers shown withgreater distinctness than among the workers in the precious metals. In silver-and gold-smith work our prominent manufacturers make a display that we mayreasonably point to with pride. The house of Caldwell & Co. makes a veryattrac
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