The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Designs from Panels of Tctpeslry: Belgium Court. 196 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. delicacy. It seems curi-ous that the passion forlace should be carried tosuch an extreme as this—that, for the mere pur-l)ose of display, a strongmaterial, intended for ex-posure to the weather,should be protected (?)by a covering made ofthe most delicate andcostly of all textiles. The examples of jew-elry shown on page 191are taken from the col-lection in the ItalianCourt. One is from Sig-nor Castellanis remark-able exhibit of reprod
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . Designs from Panels of Tctpeslry: Belgium Court. 196 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1876. delicacy. It seems curi-ous that the passion forlace should be carried tosuch an extreme as this—that, for the mere pur-l)ose of display, a strongmaterial, intended for ex-posure to the weather,should be protected (?)by a covering made ofthe most delicate andcostly of all textiles. The examples of jew-elry shown on page 191are taken from the col-lection in the ItalianCourt. One is from Sig-nor Castellanis remark-able exhibit of reproduc-tion of antique designsand methods of orna-menting metal by the useof granulated gold, andthe other is more prop-erly a finely chased set-tincf for the masfnificentmatched jewels that itcontains, from the estab-lishment of M. Bellezza,AT Milan. Quite a triumph in theart of glass manufactureis illustrated in the Or-namental Vase engraved Y Bronze S/andard. on page 192, from theestablishment of Lob-MEYR, IN Vienna. Thisremarkable piece showsthe newly re-discoveredp
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