Paris herself again in 1878-9 . genuinematerial of which the Portland Vase is composed—blue and whiteopaque and semi-translucent glass. These exquisite vases have,however, been purposely excluded by the jury from their con-sideration of this particular display, which has been judged on itstrue decorative and technical merits, quite apart from the uniquecharacteristics of the cameo-sculptured vases. The most con-spicuous object is the Panathenaic glass vase, superbly engraved inhigh relief with a design adapted from the frieze of the there is a superb Benaissance vase, covered wi
Paris herself again in 1878-9 . genuinematerial of which the Portland Vase is composed—blue and whiteopaque and semi-translucent glass. These exquisite vases have,however, been purposely excluded by the jury from their con-sideration of this particular display, which has been judged on itstrue decorative and technical merits, quite apart from the uniquecharacteristics of the cameo-sculptured vases. The most con-spicuous object is the Panathenaic glass vase, superbly engraved inhigh relief with a design adapted from the frieze of the there is a superb Benaissance vase, covered with engravedarabesques with classical subjects in the cartouches. This has beenbought for 5000 francs, as one of the prizes in the ExhibitionLottery. A Perso-Gothic service, engraved with a quaintly mediaevaldiaper, and a Gothic cup or tankard—what the French term a hanap—with a fantastically grotesque design engraved upon it, next callfor attention; and there is likewise a vase of Indian form, so ex- c GRAND PRIZEMEN. 113. quisitely delicate in its engraved tracery,that, to my mind, it ought to be called the Cobweb Yase. ENGRAVED 1 LABET JTJG IN THESIC STYLE. >o»
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