Examples of household taste . esign could be produced in that material. It may well be considereda triumph in that branch of manufacture. As we recall the remarkable exhibitof Lobmeyr, of Vienna, from whose collection this vase is illustrated, it seemsas if every known method of manipulating glass had its example there. But 272 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. a chief place in the display was given to the exhibition of the manufacturerslatest discovery, the method of enameling a transparent glass of one color uponanother, so that, by grinding down the outer covering or cutting through to th
Examples of household taste . esign could be produced in that material. It may well be considereda triumph in that branch of manufacture. As we recall the remarkable exhibitof Lobmeyr, of Vienna, from whose collection this vase is illustrated, it seemsas if every known method of manipulating glass had its example there. But 272 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. a chief place in the display was given to the exhibition of the manufacturerslatest discovery, the method of enameling a transparent glass of one color uponanother, so that, by grinding down the outer covering or cutting through to theunder surface, a variety of hues and colors especially brilliant and pleasing wasproduced. This vase is an example of this process. The famous statue of The Amazon engraved on page 270 is a favoritesubject for reproduction in marble, bronze, the precious metals, and clay. Itforms the ornamental portion to innumerable clocks, paper-weights and triflesfor the desk or mantel-shelf. We have even seen a gas-burner attached to the. Faience: Indian Court. Amazons cap, but in the present instance the group is intended to serve onlyits original purpose. It has been cast in zinc and bronzed by the J. L. MottIron Co., of New York, and is a very excellent piece of work. The musclesof the beasts, the expression of the woman, the texture of skin, hide and hair,each and all have come out remarkably clear and distinct. The group of plated ware from the exhibit of Reed & Barton, illustratedon page 271, shows to what perfection this branch of manufacture has beenbrought in this country. As far as beauty of form and elaborateness of designgo, no greater amount of work or more careful study of detail could be desiredeven if it was to be expended upon a service of solid metal. Several examples of the curious faience of India, exhibited by the British INDUSTRIAL ART. 273 Government, are shown in our illustration on page 272. The decoration uponthem is simple, yet highly artistic, free in execution,
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