, 1875-02-22
THE BRYANT TESTIMONIAL.


Ar We have already announced the Committed
Of tho Century Club having chargo Of tho matte,
| monial vase, that QUO prepared by Mr. Jamcr II.
Whltellouse, Of Tho houao OF Tiffany 4 Go. Tie
following III 4 full description Of tito design.
Tho vnso iH OF o1idixed silver, Rnd measures
25 inches iu height. It is, in consonanco With
the character Of Mr. Dryaut aud hia works. pure
| and simple. It IL somewhat Crock In form, set
covered entirely with studios from nature, nono
! Of which arc allowed, however, to project bo.
yonl tho limits Of tho outline, tito ground being
| cut down, leaving tho upper surface Of all tho
ornamentatiou projecting to givon ilno.
1liiH plan Of decoration has boom adopted In
order to preserve clear and ubrokcn outline.
and At the natno tifno to gfvo IN opportunity Of
Introducing ornanenta sugKnsted by tho moral
losson drawn by III. Dryaut fxou n most miuuto
and cheerful study Of tho works OF nature.
On tho side OF the vase Ia tho hnsd OF Mr.
bryant wearing the luurels, and on eithe. sido
3 and tunn'nK around tl.s pieee arc .neda!ops
llls . and worka. In tho first medallion its
father ~ iuatE,lotiug him In vesBtcation, apd
points to Homer ~ Ills model:
TSs hs be- y y ats stays wa9 taught y youth
uacrcd mo to tbs lnuaet.
The Bcconll shows tho poet In the woods;
Stranger, II thou hast learned truth which nsads
No school Of louK axporonce, that the world
u full Of guilt and ,AaoTy, aud hast ncen
Enough Of NJ! IT, aorrowH, crimes mud carcs
To trs thee Of II, cnter this wild wood.
AMI Ttnw tho h4ut4lH of Nature.
It alao suggests the ''Tl,anatopsis -
10 him WHO In the 1oyo of Natnrs holds
Communion with her yathIa FORMS shs Rpeshs
various language.
Tho third medallion marks Ills life AZ Jour.
neliHt, AMI tho fourth commentaries Ills labor,
wien more ehat 20 ycats Of ago. aB translator
Of tho Had and Odyssey. Abolu tho Aeatl is tho
Tyre for Ills vorao. aud below tho most primitive
forn OF printing pveas, roantlng In OF his fifty
5oaEs' connection with tho Eeenng Post Those
aro workod into symmetrical orua:nouta.
inent position, IL Tho " Waterfowl" whicl, not
only illustrates lila most wilaly-road pooln, but
IL HHcd aa the koynoto to the tendency Of ali Lis
works: never waverinG faith,
1Ie who from zone to zone,
duics through tho bou...tlcA1 sxy thy coststn afobt
ln The long way tlat must tread alons
VIII lsAd my stera aright.
The cup or lower part Of tho botiy fs ornR-
European vasea, With tlo staples of Amorica-
tho cotton aud Indian corn.
The heavy oroHs'ilncs. forming tho cbIef fouu-
aatian Of tho frot-work Which covers tho vase,
nfs dfan ',om ,t1 The applo.bsanc which, wa
With Mr. otyant: al'gseH&a that biz Writings no
not enly beautiful nj voruc, hut Tint tliey ali
bch1 fruitful moral a. tho appio.troc SLOWS a
uSaghltul hlass9m y tia sptlug and In tho au:
forming tho nor linca OF tho frct, IL tho esla-
tins (tlle spirit Of true poetry and tAo ANA
rsnth (tnmoftRllty). Thess traycrao tho entlso
Tlie neck ia ornsmontcl on tho lover p.rt
With tho prinlroso, tho onattom Of early youth,
at'd tAe IVY, representing age. The nt1ingol gem
t'aa lA also introduoctl. with obvious iu.entIoA;
would thst thus xhon aha.l ano
iose ues hls ct Sss ttS f,sv nosF s r'
Aay LOOK to Heaven a. depart,
Ths famous limos beginning
Truth crrslod to earth
are horn given literally, forming m ornamental
border,
Tho ornamont At tho foot OF tho vase ia takon
from tl!e wAtcr-!y. slgnifying Mr. Dryant's ora-
ttoust tho water-lily bcilK thc aY1ubal o{ elo-
ananGe, for It IL said that good speakIng should
no M slke water that hows 80 smoothly that water
lIllos will grow there.
Tue handles, uhioh are simple In outline aud
9ueHeatlse Of their use, arc oruAtuentol With tie
!hulan cofn, tue cotton aud the bobolink. This
!aht WHO hs IL purely au American bird, IL iu.
ao!uced lore ~ "Robort Of Lincoln" to repre-
sent tho humorous yeree,
W Tho base which supports tho vase Ia tho
VIE $1of p9etry) and tllc crossed nens (fot
Htosa1, aud those, with tho broken sLAcklex at
Their feat. Indicate htr. UEyaut's anorta III ths
caMse OF tie abolition of slavery,
1as Va4o, It unoatthod centuries heuce, would
.eA lts own talo. It would show by the bay
cIo"neA hoad aud tlls lyso that It Wa intandod
~ poet the MAixe aud cotton, tic staples Ut
ta's co4utsy. who show tho poets uatiopalty,
taa outline tho general tendency uf Ills works,
sho tHe osher decorations and nla,lnef OF trest-
aent zen shAs 1s WAS groat lover Of tho works ut
tNsta1e, end t1at be had : strong religious feel-
ing towards t4o Auth Or Of tho void and III its
products.