The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . be sensitive to any, the least motion. See how this has been 526 THE INTERN ATIOXAL EX IIIB I T10 N, i S y 6. accomplished. r^rom the bar of yold formino- the circlet of the necklace theyare suspended by threads of gold, with dainty gold leaflets between each pairof jewels. In the centre of the bar is a rosette of delicate workmanship andsome elaborateness, from which are pendant the chief jewel and its encirclingbands. The second of these bands, which is the longer, is made to resemble thespray of some delicate plant. A
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . be sensitive to any, the least motion. See how this has been 526 THE INTERN ATIOXAL EX IIIB I T10 N, i S y 6. accomplished. r^rom the bar of yold formino- the circlet of the necklace theyare suspended by threads of gold, with dainty gold leaflets between each pairof jewels. In the centre of the bar is a rosette of delicate workmanship andsome elaborateness, from which are pendant the chief jewel and its encirclingbands. The second of these bands, which is the longer, is made to resemble thespray of some delicate plant. A forget-me-not is suspended from the centreof the line within. On either side of this central design are ribbon-like bandsof gold, looped together into a knot, from which depends a single thread of gold, strung withjewels, hanging be-tween other andloneer threads, whichare joined togetherbelow into one, a leafand jewel markingthe point ol other exampleis of a novel and moreelaborate style thanthe former. A mag-nificent central jewel,encircled with a cable. Portion of a Necklace : N. A. Bellezza, Rome. of twisted gold, formsthe central whole is sus-pended from the bandof the necklace bybroad gold bandsdecorated with finechasing. On eitherside are suspendedchains of a peculiardesign, from whichradiate lonof aoldenspicules, their sur-faces covered with small projections, and resembling in shape and size the delicate needle-shellsfound on the southern sea-coast. The effect of the whole, the great flashingjewel, the heavy cable of red gold, and the scintillating rays on either side, isrich to gorgeousness, and suggests something of the splendor of ornamentaffected by the women of the East. The Jardiniere and Plaque engraved on page 328 are selected as speci-mens of the glassware exhibited by Lobmeyr, of Vienna. Every one whovisited the Centennial will remember that \&ry remarkable display made by thismanufacturer in the Austrian Court of the Main Building. G
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