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Title: The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 ..
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Shinn, Earl, 1838-1886 Smith, Walter Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902
Subjects: Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publisher: Philadelphia, Gebbie & Barrie
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
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Ganymede— Terra Coita : The \ Vidow Ipsen of Copenhagen, After the pieces have been thus shaped, the next thing is to cut and engravethe surface as may be required, and we have before us four several examplesin a finished state. The delicacy and perfectness of this work is marvelouswhen we consider that it is all done upon a wheel, and that a slip is irremedi-able. In the goblets the extreme thinness and transparency of the crystalbecomes the more apparent in contrast with the engraving. INDUSTRIAL ART. 403 The Embroidered Table-Cover, illustrated on page 397, is an excellentexample of Turkish decorative needle-work. It was one of the numerousexamples of textile manufacture exhibited in the Turkish Court at the Centen-
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=5 nial. As we have seen heretofore, Turkish carpets and rugs usually are ofnegative shades of color, rich and full, although a little sombre, but their otherfabrics, for garments, wall-hangings, furniture covers, etc., are of the most 404 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, iSj6. gorgeous description. In their designs for these, they exhibit the true orientallove for brilliant contrasts and glowing masses; the European eye is oftenbewildered with the intricacy of the patterns ; yet a study of these works makestheir high artistic excellence apparent. In the e.xample before us a favoritestyle of workmanship is shown. The cover is made up of pieces of brightlycolored cloths sewed together, after which the seams have been wrought overin broad lines of embroidery with silk thread. These lines form the outlinesof the more marked portions of the design, the border scrolls, the leaf patterns.

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