The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . lier and Hall Lamp: Contelius &= Sons. custom of the Romans, where it was made requisite by law. But it is a curiousfact that the reverse of this was the practice in Greece, where, when a personwas about going out of a house, he took the precaution to give several loud INDUSTRIAL ART. 43 raps from within in order to warn passers-by on the outside that the door wasabout to be opened. Of the many branches of manufacture in which the Exhibition has demon-strated the abiHty of American manufactures to compete successfully wit
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . lier and Hall Lamp: Contelius &= Sons. custom of the Romans, where it was made requisite by law. But it is a curiousfact that the reverse of this was the practice in Greece, where, when a personwas about going out of a house, he took the precaution to give several loud INDUSTRIAL ART. 43 raps from within in order to warn passers-by on the outside that the door wasabout to be opened. Of the many branches of manufacture in which the Exhibition has demon-strated the abiHty of American manufactures to compete successfully with thosefrom abroad, in no one department of art-industry at least, is our equality with,and indeed, in some respects, our superiority over foreign makers shown withgreater distinctness than among the workers in the precious metals. In silver-and gold-smith work our prominent manufacturers make a display that we mayreasonably point to with pride. The house of Caldwell & Co. makes a veryattractive show. Their repousse work occupies the prominent place its merits. Dessert Plates : Brownfield &= Sons. deserve, among their other precious ware. We give, on page 40, two examplesof this attractive and fashionable manner of decorating silver. The Tureen isa veritable chef-dmivre. The graceful shaj^e, antique in its lines, the elaborate,yet not too prominent ornamentation, and the fine execution of the work, areall worthy of the reputation of the firm exhibiting it. The Covered Dish,though less pretentious, is worthy of notice. A set of these dishes, or such asthese, could worthily be used in serving up a feast fit for the gods. Repoussework could hardly do more than has been done with this dish. It is, literally,entirely cbvered with foliated and floriated designs, finely finished by a skillfulworkman. Another show of which we, as Americans, may be justly proud is that of 44 THE INTERN ATJO NAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. CoRNKLius & Sons. Our illustrations of a Hall Lamp and a Chandeliek,shown o
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