The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . e decoration oftextile fabrics, whether by stamping a pattern on, or weaving it in to, the material;in the making of tapestry, lace and embroidery; in ornamental printing andbookbinding; in furniture, upholstery, paper-hangings and papier-mache; in themanufacture of iron, steel and copper, and especially in braziery; in working theprecious metals and their imitations, as in jewelry; and in the production ofglass and pottery. This, then, is the scope of this division of our Catalogue, and it shall be ourendeavor to illustr
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . e decoration oftextile fabrics, whether by stamping a pattern on, or weaving it in to, the material;in the making of tapestry, lace and embroidery; in ornamental printing andbookbinding; in furniture, upholstery, paper-hangings and papier-mache; in themanufacture of iron, steel and copper, and especially in braziery; in working theprecious metals and their imitations, as in jewelry; and in the production ofglass and pottery. This, then, is the scope of this division of our Catalogue, and it shall be ourendeavor to illustrate these pages with of the most admirable andartistic specimens of the widely different Art Industries contained in the point out their particular merits, to give such descriptions of their construc-tion as will be of interest to the unlearned as well as the learned reader, andto give such general information—wherever it is pertinent—on the detailsof the manufacture as will render the work a valuable book of reference both INDUSTRIA L OTO WHOM DO YE OWE ta^rOVR-SERVICE? a WHICH-WILL Y£ I lONOVRO TLLb ML IHft AT THIS 1 CRC;! TllF LEAF OR-THE FLOWER^t
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