The fireside university of modern invention, discovery, industry and art for home circle study and entertainment . , althoughthey sometimes attained both grace and beauty. Tell me about the Portland Vase ? It was found in the tomb of the Roman Emperor AlexanderSeverus, who died, A. D., 235. The vase was made in the follow-ing way : A bubble of white glass was formed on the blowerstube ; this bubble was dipped in transparent blue, and the twice-dipped tube was again put in the white. Thus, the modeler hada vase whose walls were of three layers. The outer white wasnow taken off, so that the back
The fireside university of modern invention, discovery, industry and art for home circle study and entertainment . , althoughthey sometimes attained both grace and beauty. Tell me about the Portland Vase ? It was found in the tomb of the Roman Emperor AlexanderSeverus, who died, A. D., 235. The vase was made in the follow-ing way : A bubble of white glass was formed on the blowerstube ; this bubble was dipped in transparent blue, and the twice-dipped tube was again put in the white. Thus, the modeler hada vase whose walls were of three layers. The outer white wasnow taken off, so that the background of the sculpture was inblue, showing white behind it. The trees and other picturesstood out in white on the blue-white background. The BritishMuseum placed this vase where all could see it, and a drunkenman wantonly dashed it in a thousand pieces, and was severelypunished for his act. Mr. Doubleday mended the vase withwonderful skill. Wedgewood thought the glass-workers andsculptors of his day could make $50,000 in the time they wouldbe required to give to such a vase. It was about thirteeninches 1 \1S \L^ \U \IS \ly V/\l/\L^>a/\l/\L/ M/V/1 ***** paper. ^^ fcTiltTftTdiToTi
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