The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Lace Curtain : M. Jacob^ &= Co., 456 THE INTERNATIONAL EX HIBI TI0 N, 18 7 6. The eleo-ance and elaborate richness of the Loiret Faience is well illus-trated in the two examples engraved on page 453, from the Collective Exhibitin the French Court. They are essentially objects of ornament, and the artistand desicrner have free scope for their fancy in making them as rich and pleasingto the eye as may be. The modeling of these vases is very vigorous, and thedecoration is rich, varied and spirited. There is cha
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Lace Curtain : M. Jacob^ &= Co., 456 THE INTERNATIONAL EX HIBI TI0 N, 18 7 6. The eleo-ance and elaborate richness of the Loiret Faience is well illus-trated in the two examples engraved on page 453, from the Collective Exhibitin the French Court. They are essentially objects of ornament, and the artistand desicrner have free scope for their fancy in making them as rich and pleasingto the eye as may be. The modeling of these vases is very vigorous, and thedecoration is rich, varied and spirited. There is charming figure-painting, too,of litde loves and nymphs, in the broad zones around the bowls, that shouldnot escape the observers attention, as the drawing and composidon are excellent. The Furniture Silk, shown on page 454^an example of Spanish Cameos: Sltirr d^ Marcus. New York. from the Collective Exhibit of Spain—is one of the most graceful and effectiverealistic treatments of plant-life that was to be seen in the whole range oftextile designs at the Centennial. .A. close examination- will show that thedrawing is not realistic as a whole, the pattern being made up of repetitionsof the same series of groups, which in themselves closely imitate nature; yetso cleverly are these combined that the general effect is that of a climbing orrunning vine, its branches and tendrils shooting off with the methodical irregu-larity of the living plant. Another example of English Lace, this time taken from the exhibit ofM, Jacoby & Co., OF NorriNGHAM, is engraved on page 455. This too is a LaceCurtain, decorated with flowers and ferns gracefully arranged in festoons andgarlands and groups. The treatment of each separate flower and leaf andfern spray is realistic to a minute degree, but here the imitation of nature INDUSTRIAL ART. 45
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