The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Stained Glass Window: F. X. Zettler, Munich. LAND, was a collection of reproductions in electro-plate of celebrated works inmetal, chiefly copied from the magnificent collection belonging to the SouthKensington Museum. Here were specimens of the exquisite workmanship ofBenvenuto Cellini; cups and other specimens of Roman work in silver, someof which belonged to the famous Treasure of Hildesheim ; work of the Byzan-tine goldsmiths; the remarkable St. Patricks bell; and, in short, notable works 314 THE INTRRNATIOXAL EXHIBIT
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Stained Glass Window: F. X. Zettler, Munich. LAND, was a collection of reproductions in electro-plate of celebrated works inmetal, chiefly copied from the magnificent collection belonging to the SouthKensington Museum. Here were specimens of the exquisite workmanship ofBenvenuto Cellini; cups and other specimens of Roman work in silver, someof which belonged to the famous Treasure of Hildesheim ; work of the Byzan-tine goldsmiths; the remarkable St. Patricks bell; and, in short, notable works 314 THE INTRRNATIOXAL EXHIBITION, 1S70. of the goldsmiths and silversmiths of England, France, Germany, Spain, andItaly, from the ninth to the fifteenth century, beside the work of modern artistsof fame, and ancient pieces whose origin is the discussion of antiquaries. Thiscollection was, indeed, an excellent illustration of the history of the gold- and. Antique Drinking Cup : Elkinglon & Co., Biimingluwi, England, silversmiths art, and as such invaluable for purposes of study, The reproduc-tion oi the articles by the electrotype process insured absolute exactness inevery detail in the duplicate, and where the originals had jewel enrichmentsthe copy was supplied with perfect imitations of the gems. No amount ofmoney could buy out of hand a similar collection of originals, and such anothercould only be acquired in time by actively competing at every sale with the INDUSTRIAL ART. 315 museums of Europe; but by purchasing these duphcates, which they obtainedat a moderate price, our Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art have secured to thiscity a collection quiteas invaluable for pur-poses of instruction,and perhaps evenbetter adapted forthese ends than theoriginals -themselves. On page 314 weengrave an AntiqueDrinking Cup, takenfrom this collection,which gives an ad-mirable idea of the per-fectness of the Elk-iNGTON reprodu
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