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THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR.
Of her mineral produce Prussia has sent specimens of
iron, arsenic, and quicksilver ores from Silesia; manga-
nese, lead, and zinc from Stolberg, Cologne, and other
places ; and Cologue has sent ___
samples of her marbles, and
the ancient city of Treves
has contributed specimens of
sandstone for buildings and
sculpture of the same sort as
that used by the Romana
when in possession of this
city.
A few specimens of agri-
cultural produce are exhibited,
such as flax, wheat, starch,
&c
as
——7 - /
well as several
samples of wool by Baron
Rothschild and other con-
tributors.
Wheat and other kinds of
grain, and wool, form arti-
cles of export from Prussia
to Great Britain, the German
wool being used in the manu-
facture of our finest woollen
cloths.
Of her manu-
factures Prussia
has forwarded to
the Exhibition a
great variety
of specimens,
among which
may be more
particularly enu-
meratedthe linen
manufactures of
Silesia, celebra-
ted for the pli-
ancy, brilliant
whiteness, and
durability of
their products;
the woollen cloth
manufacture of
Burtcheid, Aix-
la - Chapell e,
Montjoie, Bor-
cette, andRems-
cheid; and the
silk, velvet, and
cashmere manu-
factures of Ber-
lin. The coloured
cotton and silk
mixed plush ex-
hibited by Mey-
er, Max, and
Co., for export
to North Ame-
rica, are very
superior speci-
mens of colour-
ing and design;
and the cash-
mere shawls,
Utrecht velvets,
and other fabrics
contributed by
WeigertandCo.,
of Schniedeberg,
in Silesia, and
Lehanann and
Kauffman,
are GIRL WITH A NEST OF AMOURETTES. ZOLLVEREIN COURT.
»-
very beautiful. T he silks, ribbons, and velvets of Crefeld,
exhibited by Viersen and others, occupy a prominent po-
sition amongst the manufactures of Prussia. Part of the
silk goods introduc ed into England as French are, in fact,
manufactured at Crefeld, and are equal to the French
The Turkey red-coloured yarns, so conspicuous in the de'
partment of Prussian manufactures, point out the great
excellence which the dyers of
Elberfeld have attained, cot-
ton yarn being actually ex-
ported from Glasgow and
elsewhere to Elberfeld to he
dyed, and afterwards re-im-
ported into this country rn
the dyed state. The por-
traits of the King and Queen
of Prussia, woven in silk by
Dieekmann, of Elberfeld, are
very superior specimens,
serving to show the artistic
skill of thj manufacturer to
great advantage.
Berlin is renowned for its
cast-iron productions, and so
entirely have the artists of this
place adapted this metal to
ornamental purposes, that it
is here wrought into articles
elsewhere produced only hi
more costly material, and
again into others hitherto
only esteemed when manu-
factured of gold and silver.
The iron jewellery of De-
varanne and Son is exceed-
ingly good, and with its coat-
ing of amber varnish to pro-
tect it from the rust, is both
useful and ornamental. The
iron employed in this manu-
facture is obtained from Eng-
land, it being better suited
for casting than any other.
Iron properly treated yields
a sharper mould than any
other metal, and the beauti-
ful specimens exhibited by
the Berlinese casters serve to
show us what can be accom-
plished with the ruder metals.
The larger specimens of
iron casting, sent from the
Royal Prussian Iron Foundry,
are masterpieces of art.
These are the Warwick Vase,
2 ft. 6 in. in diameter, gilt
inside ; the Athenian Vase,
2 ft. in diameter and 3 feet
high, with figures and
handles, gilt inside; and the
Alexandrian Vase, 3 ft. 4 id.
in diameter, and 2ft. 8 in. m
height, the border decorated
with reliefs
after Thor-
walsden, repre-
senting Alex-
ander's en-
trance into Ba-
bylon, mounted
with silver and
gilt inside. The
group of figures
on pedestals
representing
Amazons are
exquisitely
cast.
^^^^^^^^ BY P. LEEB, MUNICH __„^^^^^^
Casting in zinc is an art which, in Berlin, has been
brought to an unparalleled degree of exce ^nce'.-mais
statues, statuettes, busts, groups of figures, and a": ;J
arabesques, candelabra, pedestals, and all the 0 ^
Jff
V*'
THE ILLUSTRATED EXHIBITOR.
Of her mineral produce Prussia has sent specimens of
iron, arsenic, and quicksilver ores from Silesia; manga-
nese, lead, and zinc from Stolberg, Cologne, and other
places ; and Cologue has sent ___
samples of her marbles, and
the ancient city of Treves
has contributed specimens of
sandstone for buildings and
sculpture of the same sort as
that used by the Romana
when in possession of this
city.
A few specimens of agri-
cultural produce are exhibited,
such as flax, wheat, starch,
&c
as
——7 - /
well as several
samples of wool by Baron
Rothschild and other con-
tributors.
Wheat and other kinds of
grain, and wool, form arti-
cles of export from Prussia
to Great Britain, the German
wool being used in the manu-
facture of our finest woollen
cloths.
Of her manu-
factures Prussia
has forwarded to
the Exhibition a
great variety
of specimens,
among which
may be more
particularly enu-
meratedthe linen
manufactures of
Silesia, celebra-
ted for the pli-
ancy, brilliant
whiteness, and
durability of
their products;
the woollen cloth
manufacture of
Burtcheid, Aix-
la - Chapell e,
Montjoie, Bor-
cette, andRems-
cheid; and the
silk, velvet, and
cashmere manu-
factures of Ber-
lin. The coloured
cotton and silk
mixed plush ex-
hibited by Mey-
er, Max, and
Co., for export
to North Ame-
rica, are very
superior speci-
mens of colour-
ing and design;
and the cash-
mere shawls,
Utrecht velvets,
and other fabrics
contributed by
WeigertandCo.,
of Schniedeberg,
in Silesia, and
Lehanann and
Kauffman,
are GIRL WITH A NEST OF AMOURETTES. ZOLLVEREIN COURT.
»-
very beautiful. T he silks, ribbons, and velvets of Crefeld,
exhibited by Viersen and others, occupy a prominent po-
sition amongst the manufactures of Prussia. Part of the
silk goods introduc ed into England as French are, in fact,
manufactured at Crefeld, and are equal to the French
The Turkey red-coloured yarns, so conspicuous in the de'
partment of Prussian manufactures, point out the great
excellence which the dyers of
Elberfeld have attained, cot-
ton yarn being actually ex-
ported from Glasgow and
elsewhere to Elberfeld to he
dyed, and afterwards re-im-
ported into this country rn
the dyed state. The por-
traits of the King and Queen
of Prussia, woven in silk by
Dieekmann, of Elberfeld, are
very superior specimens,
serving to show the artistic
skill of thj manufacturer to
great advantage.
Berlin is renowned for its
cast-iron productions, and so
entirely have the artists of this
place adapted this metal to
ornamental purposes, that it
is here wrought into articles
elsewhere produced only hi
more costly material, and
again into others hitherto
only esteemed when manu-
factured of gold and silver.
The iron jewellery of De-
varanne and Son is exceed-
ingly good, and with its coat-
ing of amber varnish to pro-
tect it from the rust, is both
useful and ornamental. The
iron employed in this manu-
facture is obtained from Eng-
land, it being better suited
for casting than any other.
Iron properly treated yields
a sharper mould than any
other metal, and the beauti-
ful specimens exhibited by
the Berlinese casters serve to
show us what can be accom-
plished with the ruder metals.
The larger specimens of
iron casting, sent from the
Royal Prussian Iron Foundry,
are masterpieces of art.
These are the Warwick Vase,
2 ft. 6 in. in diameter, gilt
inside ; the Athenian Vase,
2 ft. in diameter and 3 feet
high, with figures and
handles, gilt inside; and the
Alexandrian Vase, 3 ft. 4 id.
in diameter, and 2ft. 8 in. m
height, the border decorated
with reliefs
after Thor-
walsden, repre-
senting Alex-
ander's en-
trance into Ba-
bylon, mounted
with silver and
gilt inside. The
group of figures
on pedestals
representing
Amazons are
exquisitely
cast.
^^^^^^^^ BY P. LEEB, MUNICH __„^^^^^^
Casting in zinc is an art which, in Berlin, has been
brought to an unparalleled degree of exce ^nce'.-mais
statues, statuettes, busts, groups of figures, and a": ;J
arabesques, candelabra, pedestals, and all the 0 ^
Jff
V*'