Crockery & glass journal . inger & Sons containsone of the most varied and extensive lines of glassto be seen in the country. It comprises plain, etched,engraved, cut and rock crystal effects, and,the articlesrange from the smallest individual salt or toothpick-holder to the largest and most expensive punch their specialties are Tantalus sets that willdefy the most bibulous servant and still preserve It was produced about the year 1779 and immedi-ately took the public fancy. This design, which ishand painted under glaze, is made in more than fifteenhundred different forms, and new s
Crockery & glass journal . inger & Sons containsone of the most varied and extensive lines of glassto be seen in the country. It comprises plain, etched,engraved, cut and rock crystal effects, and,the articlesrange from the smallest individual salt or toothpick-holder to the largest and most expensive punch their specialties are Tantalus sets that willdefy the most bibulous servant and still preserve It was produced about the year 1779 and immedi-ately took the public fancy. This design, which ishand painted under glaze, is made in more than fifteenhundred different forms, and new shapes are con-stantly being executed. Another portion of the ex-hibit is the ware known as Aluminia, vigorouslydecorative in character, and which has an individu-ality distinctively its own. The French critic, HenriChevalier, says: The Aluminia factory has not com-mitted the blunder so frequent in ceramic art of al-bowing faience to deviate from its real nature and pur-pose. The artist has not attempted to impress upon. Central Glass Works, 66 West Broadway. the artistic shape of the decanters, as they are nothidden in any way by the framework. Sets of var-ious kinds, for water, wine, cordials and whiskeys, areto be seen in great variety; but their long suit is stem-ware We doubt if there is another exhibit in theworld to compare with it, and every buyer shouldvisit this showroom before leaving town. The showroom at 16 West 33d street, where arebeautiful examples of what the Royal CopenhagenPorcelain Works can produce, should be visited byeveryone having the slightest interest in the chinaindustry. One of the principal exhibits is the bluefluted porcelain often called the Danish pattern. it the delicate designs and subdued colorings which aremore appropriate to porcelain. This is the reason forthe success of the Copenhagen pottery. At the showroom of Arthur A. Bean, 25 WestBroadway, may be found the well-known Heisey lineof pressed glass. The colonial patterns of this con-cern
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