Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-10-14
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John Foster, Samual Macoduck.
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New Yonk, Oct. 8, 1853.
The French department in the Crystal Palace,
rather bears off the palm, especially if one does not
examine every article by itself. but only the
noticeable No doubt they exhibit silver
ware like the English, machinery statuary
equal to our paintings equal to those of the
Dusseldorf school. But the Gobclin tapestry is
without rival, except in that Of Bcauvais, also
French the Scvrcs porcelain is unapproachcd, and
other china which they exhibit though inferior
to that. is yet superior to that Of ary ether nation
Their fine cutlery, especially surgical Instruments
&c, need not shrink from comparison with any
their lace has the most widespread rcnown, | am
not much Of judge of such articles mysclf) and .
their bronzcs display spirit and life which we
search for elsewhere in vain. And all these are
things which at attract the visitors attention
| looked at once for the tapestry and porcelain
for they things which the public of this country
has never before had an opportunity Of seeing, and
may not soon again, and independent of their real
beauty and merit, it is something to have ari-
clcs SO world renowned. 1t some time be fore |
found them for they not in shape which would
several who did not either, probably passing by
and thinking that the tapestry pictures and the
porcelain no different from the general run For
each piece Of tapestry is framed and hung up like
painting, and unpractsed eye would not be to
blame for not detecting the difference. But if one
really begins to study it, if he looks at the Dishes
and notices the perfection Of execution and artistic
effect of the design, hardly any two pieces being
flowers, the grace Of their grouping, and the attcn-
ton b slowed upon all the accessories and Details
he will soon that he has before him no ordinary
china ware" But beautiful as is the porcelain
the tapestry is far beyond it in interest Our ideas
Of the effects produced by different shades of color
in cloth and worstcd work, are generally confined to
some graceful line perhaps recognizable flower in
carpet, or questionable lapdog worked upon Il
rug. But here is nothing of that sort. Here are
pictures accurate in drawing and in coloring,
artistic in design and as lielke in execution, as a
painting. The flowers ON the porcelain beautiful as
they are, surpassed by these few WOODEN threads
r animals and vegetables dead game and living
. persons are set forth in which it would
f take good painter to equal. Nor is it confined to
T. representation of object. alive or dead Here
. is the fable of the wolf and the lamb, which tells
it, own story. Here i. pic ME party full of fun
II, pie mic can be. Character, incident feeling are
II represented in these wonderful works with fidelity
' and skill beyond compare. There beautiful
landscapes in some of them too And to think that
= all that is worked in wool, and that the workman
II works wholly on the wrong side, that he may
Il almost be said to work in the dark 1t is indeed
= wonderful and well worth visit to New York 1t
will be long time before shall be able to c,lua
that and it is we'll to have confess that sometimes
~ was also very much amazed at the beauty of the
bronzcs. There is one Il DYING heron which is wei
worthy of study among all the fine statuury there
exhibited one of the finest pieces. The fatal
u is buried in hi, body and claw clutches hope
l. lcs>ly at it, while almost the filing gath
d crins the eye the utcr of the wing, the quivc
Il of the out,trctchcd leg. 1t is almost too itclke
= too painful Right near this, is IA little collection
i. of small plaster casts over which laughed COCO
deal. \ cat and kittens the perfect picture of con
tent. another half stlrycd clawuga lean CHECKER
which the cook thou ,ht She had hun. up out of rcucl
l. old lapcarcd dog, couple of ducks quurrclin,
frog such thing. &C., &C.. all wrr,
very litelikc and very funny. | laughed some all,
- over plaster cast of lion, lying down, with thu
y most melancholy expression of couutcnancc possible
~ onc would tlnk the poor fellow had lost cycrNthln!
: he had on earth, and just ready to boo hoe
III -ht D." \ friend, to whom pointed ii out. sug
gcst,d the of his sad face, that he probably
! owad Of tn, >t,ck which keeps still aLJu
30 or 50.
The paintings which France SENDS. are not YER
y good should think, although my examination .
IN the paintings has been but cursory. They struc
A. me however, a being very Frcnchifcd well il
al design "a execution. The Dusseldorf painting
t carry OH the prize easily, both in quantity am
ur quality. But must look at the paintings again.
n | hear it stated that the Exhibition must close i
November, ON account of the cold weather. and Al
inclined to believe il, though there is ofcia
" announcement of the close yet But the wall
IL thin to keep out Northw"stcrs. and the
&c ice, many and the building too large i.r an
n. ordinary appliance of heat to be of any service.
a. Yours &c ALPHA
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