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TALLIS'S HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
CHAPTER I.
PAPIER M ACHE—INVENTED IN PEANCE—INTRODUCED INTO BIEMINGHAM— INNINGS AND
BETTRIDGE—CLAY—BIELEPIELD—METHOD OP PREPAEATION—BELL'S " YICTOEIA EEGIA" COT
—elizabethan chaie—oxford specimens by spiebs and son—embossed leather—its
great antiquity — anne bole's tower---m. dulud—a. despiteaux— leaks—papee
staining, hangings, etc. : histoey and improvement—prench, russian, akd english
exhieitoes—magnus's enamelled slate—scagliola—mode of peepaeation—dolan's
gothic arch.—oesi and armani's metallic lata—imitations of florentine mosaics.
Among the numerous articles displayed at the Exhibition, there were few which, in their
manufactured or finished state, were more attractive to the sight, or which had higher
claims to the admiration of the visitor, than those formed of the material known as
papier-mache. Whether in the shape of domestic furniture, to which it has recently been
applied, or ia articles of general domestic utility, its beauty and agreeableness are
equally striking. Indeed, such is the nature of the material—so ductile, so light, and
so economical—that it appears adapted for almost universal application. Admitting a
polish almost equal to that of glass itself, and receiving colours nearly as bright as those
capable of being placed upon canvas, it furnishes a most attractive surface alike to the
industrial skill of the humble artisan and to the genius of the artist.
The merit of inventing this beautiful and useful material is claimed by our French
neighbours, and the manufacture of the article is carried on to a great extent in Paris;
but in the application of this substance to articles of general domestic utility and orna-
ment, it cannot be disputed that we are far ahead at present, not only of France, but of
the entire Continent. Indeed, to such an extent is it carried out, that it may almost be
considered an industrial art peculiarly our own; and for papier-mache work Birmingham
stands unrivalled. There is an active competition between the English and French work
in France itself; indeed, so keenly is the competition felt by onr neighbours, that they
impose an exceedingly heavy duty upon its importation, amounting almost to a pro-
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
CHAPTER I.
PAPIER M ACHE—INVENTED IN PEANCE—INTRODUCED INTO BIEMINGHAM— INNINGS AND
BETTRIDGE—CLAY—BIELEPIELD—METHOD OP PREPAEATION—BELL'S " YICTOEIA EEGIA" COT
—elizabethan chaie—oxford specimens by spiebs and son—embossed leather—its
great antiquity — anne bole's tower---m. dulud—a. despiteaux— leaks—papee
staining, hangings, etc. : histoey and improvement—prench, russian, akd english
exhieitoes—magnus's enamelled slate—scagliola—mode of peepaeation—dolan's
gothic arch.—oesi and armani's metallic lata—imitations of florentine mosaics.
Among the numerous articles displayed at the Exhibition, there were few which, in their
manufactured or finished state, were more attractive to the sight, or which had higher
claims to the admiration of the visitor, than those formed of the material known as
papier-mache. Whether in the shape of domestic furniture, to which it has recently been
applied, or ia articles of general domestic utility, its beauty and agreeableness are
equally striking. Indeed, such is the nature of the material—so ductile, so light, and
so economical—that it appears adapted for almost universal application. Admitting a
polish almost equal to that of glass itself, and receiving colours nearly as bright as those
capable of being placed upon canvas, it furnishes a most attractive surface alike to the
industrial skill of the humble artisan and to the genius of the artist.
The merit of inventing this beautiful and useful material is claimed by our French
neighbours, and the manufacture of the article is carried on to a great extent in Paris;
but in the application of this substance to articles of general domestic utility and orna-
ment, it cannot be disputed that we are far ahead at present, not only of France, but of
the entire Continent. Indeed, to such an extent is it carried out, that it may almost be
considered an industrial art peculiarly our own; and for papier-mache work Birmingham
stands unrivalled. There is an active competition between the English and French work
in France itself; indeed, so keenly is the competition felt by onr neighbours, that they
impose an exceedingly heavy duty upon its importation, amounting almost to a pro-