Examples of household taste . good ofit, he will be baf-fled. It is notan object of use,but of ornament,a brilliant bit offanciful designpleasure in objects 214 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. Aside from the exhibit of the Royal Porcelain Works, Germany madebut a small and unsatisfactory show of pottery. Many of her most notedfactories were unrepresented, and some of her most famous wares were not tobe seen. The small collection of that peculiar kind of stoneware, of a mouse-colored body with ornamentation in blue relief—this is but a general which there are exceptions—was,
Examples of household taste . good ofit, he will be baf-fled. It is notan object of use,but of ornament,a brilliant bit offanciful designpleasure in objects 214 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. Aside from the exhibit of the Royal Porcelain Works, Germany madebut a small and unsatisfactory show of pottery. Many of her most notedfactories were unrepresented, and some of her most famous wares were not tobe seen. The small collection of that peculiar kind of stoneware, of a mouse-colored body with ornamentation in blue relief—this is but a general which there are exceptions—was, however, mostly made up of choice three pieces that we engrave on page 210 are of this description. Theyare all good copies of antiques and excellent pieces of workmanship. Thevase on the left hand is particularly remarkable for the fine modeling of itsfigures in relief, and that on the right for its graceful lines. The centre pieceis of a more oriental character, and is equally good in its way. Although this. Portion of Gold Necklace : Egyptian Court. style of vase was not new in this country, this collection attracted considerableattention, and every piece was purchased long before the Exhibition closed. The superb Mantelpiece from the collection of Messrs. Cox & Son, Eng-land, seen on page 211, is an admirable illustration of the advance in art-cultureand art-workmanship that has been made in that country during the last quarterof a century. The wrought metal-work, the tiles, the painted panels in theentablature, the diapered patterns, the thorough, workmanlike construction inthe wood-work, each and all are an outgrowth of the revival in industrial artmatters began in 1852. It is a substantial, massive design, correct in principleand most artistically executed. The materials, too, are not of an expensivenature ; and if the piece is costly, the price asked simply indicates the demandfor skilled and trained labor and artistic design. There is no reason why jus
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