The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-10-17
FINE ARTS.
THE LOAN EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY or

THE LOAN ExHIBIrIoN OF THE SOCIETY or
DECORATIVE ART.
There was good attendance during the day ana
evening yesterday tho second and last loan exhbi
ton of the Society OF Decorative Art. Among the
prominent visitors last evening was General Shsr-
man.
In tho centre OF tho west antique gallery there To-
gass oase artstically arranged ana exceed.
ingly Interesting group OF objects These are placed
and drapod with effect b. ricn Turkish shawl,
embroidered in gold and silver and loaned By MIRA
s L. N. Barlow The central object - . Hna
Russian samover, presented to tho owner, Mrs.
Hurd, By tho Grand Duke Alexis Around It ara
grouped two antique silver Norwegian tankards,
1744 loaned by Mrs. Morgan DIX; gold ni,gres
isedte So. OF the time Of Queen Anne, sent BY Mrs.
Woosey, ADD other objects. Among the otnsr articles
loaned by Mrs. Hamilton r. Webster; set OF old sill
yer, which belonged 70 James Alexander. who came
Eo1a a srnr sent DS Mr A sSa Russell
od s W"osoy :a'v: r. Ss0ns oa:nn.1s
decoration in gold aod silver, sent BY Miss Nswboid;
some metal piatcs from Bouzerat, near tho Valley
East ndian uslree vases In god and sil.
Yer, loaned ny Mrs. Abram Hewitt; u tSa pot and
table ornament Of ms same ware presented by tho
FIRST and Second Kings Of Sana In 1883 aud 1852 TO
ssn9e BY he cy nany Isaac Ru
Tor victory in tho Constitution over the Guerrsres
belonging 10 the lady; some Old Limoges, loaned
by Mrs. Barlow lot OF curious old watches, sent
by Tiffany Co., which belonged once 10 sho Emperor
OF China, aud camc from the sack OF the summer
palace a. Pakln
Among number OF articles sent by Mr.. J. Abner
Harper arc an old Italian mandolin, date 1855; An
ancient harpschord, Lignt, MAKER Londoh, seven.
tcenth century; q curious and very old Norwegian
Jug OF oak woou dating from about tho tweiith ecu
Jury; French hunting horn OF the samo time; Ger.
Spanish swords OF the twelfth seventeenth
centuries, one Toledo blade; Fiamborge; cours
OF tho sixteenth century, Persian battle axe
damascened IN gold and silver; Du'cn aud German
plaque Of tho fourteenth century; vinaigrette Of
enaineilcd copper Of tho time oil Louis XIV; garnet
necklace, formerly the property Of Albert The Good,
and somo old MINIATURES one OF which 10 Of Jose.
phine and taken IRON life. Tho arms and muslcl
,rsusv over ,no p"rth door TbsT. - also Ia this
room an original drawing oy Kosciusko. and hia
sword, loaned by General Wilson, and miniature Of
him, sent by Mmc. Nodjeska case the west
wall contains rich collection OF Turktsh and Arme.
nian cmbroidercs, worked iinen 10 gold. SILVER
colorea Silks which bslong Mr. Robert Hoe, Jr.
Among tho articles in the corridor u q nns coilec-
tion OF varous kinds OF iaIsnce loaned BY Tiffany
Co.; large white urn-shapcd vase Decorated villa
bouquets and raised work Ia blue, loaned BY Mrs.
Ootheut; rare old faiavera plate teary Aaiolicals
sont BY Mrs. 7. X. Gibbs, and a curious imitatsa
rho Oriental tiles in blue which decorate the door Of
entry 10 the North Room loaned by Mr.. Lockwood
do Forest There are ,als catalogue num6srs In she
entire collection In the picture gallery Bougntons
fine "New Years Day In New Amsterdam" and
Z,sms striking .'Ploasure Gardens OF veuce should
be mentioned as belonging TO Mr.. Marshall o. Roberts.
The course OF lectures given under the auspices
IN and OF the society will commence on the even
ing Of the 2s,h INST at Association Hail. the pro.
ley Warner, "Conditious Of Egyptian Ar,-Tas
Wooden Man !, Nsveaoor 8; Rev ". T. Gr'fas.
.sTne Arr Of Illustration by Engrav,ng;" Novomosr
10. Mr Jonn L. Hayes, Tapestry :" November "a.
es%Ser s. MT CSsrcs 9. Perkins. Of Boston, "ln.rL
ara Ia tho Future"