. The book of the garden. Gardening. 644 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. jun., of Paris, and made of white terra- cotta—a very desirable kind of material, and an exceed- j~ 1 ingly good imi- tation of stone. The design of this vase has merits suffici- ently obvious to the eye of the connoisseur, and being so far re- moved in gene- ral appearance from those we every day see, must please even those least acquainted with the principles of true taste. Fig. 866.—This elegant cast-iron vase is a specimen of the taste and execution of M. Ducel, of Paris. It possesses, in Fig-. Fig. 866. our estimat
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 644 GEOMETRICAL FLOWER-GARDENS. jun., of Paris, and made of white terra- cotta—a very desirable kind of material, and an exceed- j~ 1 ingly good imi- tation of stone. The design of this vase has merits suffici- ently obvious to the eye of the connoisseur, and being so far re- moved in gene- ral appearance from those we every day see, must please even those least acquainted with the principles of true taste. Fig. 866.—This elegant cast-iron vase is a specimen of the taste and execution of M. Ducel, of Paris. It possesses, in Fig-. Fig. 866. our estimation, merits over the majority of gar- den vases, as usually met with, which are too often bad copies of the antiques, or, if of modern de- sign, often de- fective in pro- portions, or wanting in ele- gance of form. Vases require to be some- more mere flower-pots; indeed, it is questionable if plants should be placed in those possess- ing artistic or classic merits. They are suf- ficient orna- ments of themselves; and our present subject is an illustration of this kind. Fig. 867 is another garden vase, pos- sessing, with the last, more than ordinary merits. In material it is very different, being fabricated of a rich pale terra-cotta of exceedingly admirable workmanship,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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