Examples of household taste . The Viking Vase: Swedish Court. gard. The gene-ral form of thedesign may bedescribed as aflattened sphere,resting upon astem with bossesabove and sur-rounded at thebase with a groupof youthful genii,typical of thearts. On eitherside of the sphereor bowl arefemale figures,guardians of therailway and tele-graph, recliningin such a waythat the contourof their bodiesand their uprais-ed wings givea gracefully har-monious outlineto the upper por-tion of the Cup,which is sur- mounted by a globe, on which is a charmingly poised figure, representing the Geniusof Industry.
Examples of household taste . The Viking Vase: Swedish Court. gard. The gene-ral form of thedesign may bedescribed as aflattened sphere,resting upon astem with bossesabove and sur-rounded at thebase with a groupof youthful genii,typical of thearts. On eitherside of the sphereor bowl arefemale figures,guardians of therailway and tele-graph, recliningin such a waythat the contourof their bodiesand their uprais-ed wings givea gracefully har-monious outlineto the upper por-tion of the Cup,which is sur- mounted by a globe, on which is a charmingly poised figure, representing the Geniusof Industry. On the body of the Cup, on either side, are large medallion-reliefs inrepousse symbolizing the results of Industry in the advancement of the world in INDUS!RIAL ART. 425 civilization and the progress of the arts and sciences. The remaining surface iscovered with scrolls and emblems in low relief, all illustrative of the generaldesign. The modeling of the detached figures, and there are seven in all, is simplyperfect; the two
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