The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Court. these little squares, from an elaborate subject treated pictorially to a simplegeometric pattern. Many of these tiles are so skillfully and artistically paintedas to be veritable works of art, and as such we may class the examplesillustrated by us on page 371, from the exhibit of Brown, Westhead& Moore, of Staffordshire, England. The first and second series of tiles shown make each a connected picture, butthe third series, though complete as a set of four, symbolizing the elements, 376 THE INTERNATIONAL EX
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Court. these little squares, from an elaborate subject treated pictorially to a simplegeometric pattern. Many of these tiles are so skillfully and artistically paintedas to be veritable works of art, and as such we may class the examplesillustrated by us on page 371, from the exhibit of Brown, Westhead& Moore, of Staffordshire, England. The first and second series of tiles shown make each a connected picture, butthe third series, though complete as a set of four, symbolizing the elements, 376 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. can be arranged in any order or used separately for decorative single choice tile, framed and hung upon the wall, makes a capital ornamentto a room, and a series, arranged as a frieze in a cabinet or other piece offurniture, is always effective. For chimney decoration tiles have always beenconsidered the correct thing, and latterly, since it has become the fashion tohave them decorated by experienced artists, they are in demand for jar-.
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