The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . tion of fo-liage nor an exactlybalanced scroll-work, buta pattern suggest-ing the realism of theone and the eeomet-ric arrangement ofthe other. There areinterwoven scrollfigures, like plant-tendrils, distributedover the surface ofthe fabric at regularintervals ; but whileall these scrolls havea general resem-blance, no two areexactly alike, and thesame remark is trueof the work that fillsup the intermediatespaces. Therefore the effect of the whole is harmonious and simple without any of the samenessof repetition. By makin
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . tion of fo-liage nor an exactlybalanced scroll-work, buta pattern suggest-ing the realism of theone and the eeomet-ric arrangement ofthe other. There areinterwoven scrollfigures, like plant-tendrils, distributedover the surface ofthe fabric at regularintervals ; but whileall these scrolls havea general resem-blance, no two areexactly alike, and thesame remark is trueof the work that fillsup the intermediatespaces. Therefore the effect of the whole is harmonious and simple without any of the samenessof repetition. By making the outline of his figures broken and indistinct, thedesigner has given a soft, mossy appearance to his work, suggestive of ayielding, restful sensation to the tread. Carpets being of the nature of tapestr)^ and in olden times being madein much the same way, we find that the earliest designs for their decoration arevery much in the style of tapestry designs. But it must be remembered thatthese ancient carpets, scarcely as large as a modern rug, were precious Porcelain Vase : jfafanese Court 396 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76.
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