The Crystal Palace and its contents.: An illustrated cyclopaedia of the great exhibition of 1851 (London, Nr. 1.1851(4.Okt.)-26/27.1852(27.März))

AN ILLUSTRATED CYCLOPEDIA OP THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851.

. =o completely combined with the orna-
•':.;,! it behoved us to Wia stops to

I o mioxi.ed.ed a result. Willi a Isold
;.'' .'r-iiuii before us. of which tho French
'a m,t boasi, in those centres of uttrae-
,., (lie firesides of our English homes, it
,' '.,t once seen to what an extent th

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tl in this dh!

Exhibition there were remarl;ablo
, of how distinctly our manufacturers
iirectod their attention to tho doco-

of tho useful mther than to the

Hon of in
; groups

mtal n

orios

^a'.uettcs,

sw to look for the rail mouifestattoi
,' o i raMBl position of tho art of ornn
,n,d irosi-iMsnni; in Britain, and not tc
■ more abstract productions, although
r0 are, without doubt, many oxceilonl
.m-ie*ofihis latter class of objects.

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'Me, Koh=o:i. mid Hoole. of Sheffield, in
which are combined an fflnonnt of exeol-'
loncc in design, with beauty of workman-
ship, far beyond anvthin- whioh a few
venrs ago coiild have been expected. The
fl&Mples of dead polish steel, combined
nth bright steel and ormolu, exhibited by
this house, show, in design, an adaptation
(.[tasteful classic forms in now combinations
oiid singular appropriateness of arrange-
meat.

Messrs. Stuart and Smith's examples
were equally excellent and original, though
(liferent in style, for which, indeed, wo
ought to be grateful ;

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nt iha

yk^ler

n that ever-
habit which

hirers. For too frequently it is found that 5
the intuit mi onterprisingtradesman brings H
wt a novelty, all " the trade " are after hiui

nthis

mthmal rcpetitio
Happily this is

iot the
ippCi

For n distinct, individuality.
and has consequently succeeded in a.
Erato or less de-roe. ' Messrs. Yates, Hav-
wood, and Co.. Kotherham. also made a.
beautiful display in the ayemie near the
Sculpture-room; and. on considering tho
mwfes of these three houses, wo believe
the reputation of Sheffield may be safely
Wl in their keeping. At the same time,
Shore are points in which implement
!wy be mn.de, to the les-cnin- of the cost
^!™ln.;tio,iaiidthecn;:,..,.i..iii.iu;,i,;l,n
Of * better class of manufacturing art
amongst tho people. For we hold that
roythiug which lends to increase the price
™ not the excellence of a production is
ai evil; whilst anything which tends to
Wduco the price, and at the

i elaho:

all it
od: the

intej

y.hnie>

all M'.ne

l!l'- Aether in the slw
°»^s, or the great integrity of or
: to be deprecated; and that thci
&SW» «*wt many of the

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i, be

is infinitely super
ible "shams" so.
>rder to make hoi