The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . page410 is an illustration of a Faun, in Ter- ra-cotta, byAndrea Boni, OF Milan, select-ed from the col-lection of thisartists work, ex-hibited in theItalian Court, inthe Main Build-ing, at the Cen-tennial. Thiscollection wasnoteworthy fo rthe excellenceof the materialused and for itsuniformly goodcolor. Even inthe laro^est works cotta reproductions of metal ororiginals. We have seen some of the cabinet were furnished with skillfully there was no de-fect from shrink-age noticeable,the outlines ap-pearing as clear
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . page410 is an illustration of a Faun, in Ter- ra-cotta, byAndrea Boni, OF Milan, select-ed from the col-lection of thisartists work, ex-hibited in theItalian Court, inthe Main Build-ing, at the Cen-tennial. Thiscollection wasnoteworthy fo rthe excellenceof the materialused and for itsuniformly goodcolor. Even inthe laro^est works cotta reproductions of metal ororiginals. We have seen some of the cabinet were furnished with skillfully there was no de-fect from shrink-age noticeable,the outlines ap-pearing as clearand sharply de-fined as in themodel. For lawnand gardenadornment thereis nothing betterthan these worksin are bettercolor than mar-ble, and they donot stain andbecome practi-• callyhas no effectupon them, andthey are lightand easily movedfrom place toplace. Finally,they cost verymuch less thanworks in stoneor metal, andwith carefulmodeling, terra-stone statues would be little inferior to theexcellent copies in this material of the best. Carpet: Tanpteton &» Co., Glasgow.
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