The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-22

THE OPENING OF NEW ROOM FULL OF
TREASURES.


THE OPENING OF NEW ROOM FULL OF
TREASURES.
Those treless ladies OF the Decorative Art Society
have boon working somo purpose since Thursday,
and the result OF their abors viii be seen this
ing BY the visitors to the Loan Exhibition the
Academy oil Design. The south ROOM where the oiy-
plant pictures have been exhibited, has been ed With
objects OF art some IRON the other rooms most
entirely An interesting feature or this cxten
sion the exhibition In the west corner of the room
OF The work OF the contributors to the saerooms OF
the society Besides those articles mentioned in yes
terday's HERALD are number OF curtains and por
tiers decorated with needlewors; ono porter with
sun1owcr decoration is particularly striking In one
several pieces Of ecclesiastical needle
work, in original designs, one by u lady mem
Der OF tho society, which are remarkable
for their richness and finish. At snort
distance they look almost like paintings. There is
frame and OF aces, The work of contributors to
the society, that compare avorabiy with the old aces
exhibited in the west room
Among tho articles loaned We find beautiful snuff
box used by Napoleon Bonaparte during the
100 days, given by him to DR.. Automarchi
a lew days before his doath loaned by Mrs.
do Goicouria. portrait Of Napoleon is painted
the lid, the setting Is OF carved gold Mrs. Robert
Rcmscn loans an Austrian tea set aud platter, with
Chinese decorations cup and saucer Of scvres por-
ccain, owned by Marie Antoine,te; an Austrian sugar
how'll Dresden cup and saucer in dark blue, 1870:
a Seyres centrepiccc; pair of Berlin huted jars,
ITO; Hungarian vase and powl OF curious
workmanship, perforated on the outside but
not on the INSIDE; Chinese soup bowl.
with red dragon decoration. made for
member Of tho imperial family; pair OF rare old
NJ .Jdica vases, aud pair oil curiousy carved ivory
nrures. Mrs sidney Webster loans an old Persian
hr vi, III.
loans Old enamel saltccllar. an old Roman clock,
small brass old Italian clock, a piece OF old Italian
tapestry and Byzantine cup, copper gilt ana
enamel Mrs. Hamilton Fish lends large jar,
cloisonnc enamel, on copper a lady lends
Thomas Lawrence Mrs. Dr.. Willard Parker lends
portrait OF Nine. dc Gens. painted by MINI. Adelaide
Labiilc Guard, which, BEN. portrait OF lady ny
lady, is hung among tho women's work. Nine
GUARD born in Paris in 17l9, and became n men,
Der of the Academy oil 81 Lac. Her work presented
at the Academy was q portrait OF the sculptor Cots.
which WAS received and her name accepted on the
same day. Nine lie Bonn was ner rival and com
pclilor. She painted portraits OF the Royal family
OF the Inlanta Of Span, the Princess o Pana and
many other distinguished and arisocratic personages
Mrs Goddard loans vases, Incense burners rings and
other articles OF Moorish workmanship. MIS- Hoyt
loans largo piece oil Algerian embroidery; sacred
gong taken from Japanese temple, beautifully
decorated and mounted on u stand Spanish holy
water OF old china, representing woman with
arms that her knees and skirts like balIoon
a suit Italian arm0r and German aud Italian arms
and an antique Italian bellows heavy with carving
valuable part VI this exhibit! - the collection
OF cngravtngS loaned ny MIS- HcnIy W. ScwelI Ipey
arc tie original work OF the artists rcprcsencd there
are copies IN this collection. and forms complete
HISTORY OF the art engraving The occupy tho
greater part the walls OF this room and are filled
with the work OF one or more artists. The early
Italian cngravcrs will fill one case the early German
ongravers another The other arc fed with the
work OF Albert Durer. Aldergrever, Beham and tho
''litlc masters Lucas Van Lcydcn and followers;
Marc Antonio Vsnczlano, da Kaveuna and others;
Man,egna; the Italian etchers; Rembrandt; Dutch
and Flemish etchers; Van DycK; Claude Lorraine
and Ualloi; French portraitists. Nanten, Mason
and others; French vignettes; late Italians; Will
lam Blake; Wko and Gcddes; T. Cooke
and other Engshmon; Crulkshank; Turner,
Liber Stud,orum; Cnarlcs Jacque; Landseer, Hook,
Cusindc and the Etching Club; Meryon, Ruskin scy-
mour, Haden, Whistler; Dor6, MISSIONER jerome;
For,upy; Percy Thomas and other living Englishmen
Jules Jacquemart; Bracquemend, Chanve; Oppan
Daubisny; and RochcDrune Brunei Debaine
The cases separated IN tho foregoing by semi
colops. Mr.. Avery loans q tine collection Of modern
e,chngs. The arrangement OF the points Is under
the charge OF Mr. Russell Sturgos.