New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-01

the work OF the house is noted.
This gives the outside "a shecny hoar-frost appear
ance beautiful the smooth polish and far more rare
elegant The borders and the side ornaments stu
remain untouched. And FOR UIer cinbeiIishnent the
piece Is carried to the gliding department where. by
means of the wonderful electro galvanic process the
mIrrorke inside Of the bowl the borders and lunches
of leaves coated with shining gold III no less than
three different coors This process OF gliding IN different
colurs has only recently been perfected, after years
of constant experiment ny mixing chemcas WIN tne
cyanide ol potassium IN which the god Is solved pc
cuiar brightness Is attained and the plating acquires
moreover such seey hardness mat ~ can ohy oe re
moved by actual grinding on Inc Do"l Is no" com
plete and takes It's place the showcase. standing out
IN spendor against the DARK pie Ve,'es lin,ns. no
yellow borders t~ned upon the edges OF the dead satin
finished silver and the red gold laurel leaves contrsenS
with the osydized surface Of the crossed oars
But must go back little The ladle has been for
gotten In the spoon room 1t made strip OF oI.cr
Is LAID across die III a'ee press by tne aCtoh ."
lever. cutter ~ made to deseend upon a. forcing OUT
piece of OF the form o. the cutter, termed blank.
which falls lInehng INTO teceptacie oeio", me
each with dies Ike the border rollers, and after
ing tasteful pattern ON both SIDES. AIter ,Ilie
hammerIng 10y hand upon the border part the DOW
deeply followed strap ~ pulled, convex see sur
corresponding to the bed desrend5 with force OF
TONS and the lade is Withdrawn with bowl and handle
complete. II little spout OF irregular shape IL wanted
IN lade II is placed beneath steam trhamner and
this incarnation Of docile ght pounds gently away at
the required point till the thing IA done These hrn
are TO be included In the long hst OF Inventions
introduced by tho TIFFANY hrm . me handles hayn;
by head Of Neptune nodded IN the casting room. per
by the syersmith After tour through the finishing
and gliding rooms the ladle emerges AT last.
rich with sculpturod shaft and golden bowl
The bowl selected fOr description Of ts
simplicity Of dcsign, for no pen could hope to convey
complete idea OF the elaborate works about The
coors n gold chase each other traceres
OF vine and leaf from base 10 capital. and thu Oyerad
work almost tires the eye with It's snowy detail This
Oyeraid work. another peculiar characteristic OF the
Tiffany ware, must not bo passed without single word.
In this the design Oi spray bOuh OF leaf fruit
carved chased or gded In several places and then sold
cred with cosumInate skin upon the frosted surface Of
the urn or pitcher Gliding refined gold and tho prophets
wild dream oil magnnceDce OF gold IN pictures Of
silver realized To the eye IN these amazing works
Al Tux EXPOSITION.
lilo who mngles the useful and the beautiful" says
Horace receives the applause Of ali" The distinctive
feature OF this yerwaro Is that nngles the beautiful
with The useful an the highest degree ana IN ths lies tho
secret OF ns great ana Increasing popularity The ap
pause tho works command may be inferred from the
marks OF Committee OF foreign artisans, selected by
the British Royal society Of Arts. who critically
med the specimens OF them sent tO tho Exposition Uni
versello. Tiffany Co." their report. have but
very small Of silver goods, but the articles
hibited ~ very superior class NoLhpg equal 10
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