New-York tribune., 1878-10-26
THE LOAN EXHIBITION.
FEATURES OF THE DISPLAY


tanment It is at sensibly and more effect
lively arranged than II was last year and ts sober
richness OF cOOring ia not obtained, either, at
the expense Of quality in the objects II contains.
The doorway ~ tho head Il the staircase with its vide
bordering OF Arabic tiles is not only good lesson IN
decoration but, Outsideof one or two private coHec
lions shall hardly find in this country more beanti-
fn specimens Of Oriental tcs he onltles worth hav
ing SO far as decorative effect concerned than those
here displayed These tiles properly made the Key
note 70 the Of this end O the C0rrdor
while the shelf Of rich Oriental Jars and vases
above the doorway carries up this warm gray and df
fuses II through quiet but animated tones Of the en-
broidcred stuf- that make the background tNote es-
pceia.ly the uncommon and very beautiful pieces OF
Japanese embroidered silk belonging 20 Mr. sam Col
man. on either side the doorway.
The cases on the east side o the Corridor belong prop
ery the East Room, and their part the decoration II
somewhat tame, though relieved by the PRETTY row on
Dutch plates hung above them, loaned by Nr.
w. c. Prime and by the nrh, decorative
effect Of Mrs W n War's OF Crown Derby ware
The display of Itahnn and Spanish Maiotca. aud OF
Delft ware the specimens Of modern European pot
terry and porcelain loaned by Tiffany & Co. are unior-
tunateY cramped for room, and. though not of much
importance are fairly seen. The west side or the
Corridor which contains objects crowded out OF the North
Room for want OF space much better worth seeing
for its beautyis sake tnan the east side
Three of These cases are filed with specimens
of Oriental porcelain Of pastes and tones s'"oin
with the varieties Of whlte very interesting TO
study and Messrs Hail. Nico and Cranberry, who nave
loaned them are be- thanked for selecting as lAeF
contribution to the collection objects so btte familiar
The same may be said Of .he case filed with specimens
of japanese pottery and glass selected by Mr. COlman
from the shelves Of Mr.. X. Yaye the head OF the
japanese Trading Company, who has shown an nteiIi-
gent friendly IN the Exhibition, loaniDg II many
valuable pieces.
makes considerable part Of the interest OF TINS por
ton of Mr Yayes contribution thar the pieces to which
these rich and striking tones and glaLes are APP
uli-d are made OF common clay, ana, at nome, are
cheap. They first appeared IN ts Part OF the Wor' at
the Philadelphia Exhibition where their color anc the
picrcs0e rudeuess Of their shape, greatly Interested
some OF our best artists and since that time they have
price though they are still among the
cheaper wares The manufacture almost the ru1est
known hardly to De found among the peasant
pot-eres W Italy aud SPAIN but the visitor Will be ut
the pans to look carefully AZ these humps of clay not
coming % with eyes fresh from the gem-ke posh
hUc- ware he vii no Doubt discover certain method
in their madness. n he to them az once from the
pictures IN the corridor by Hans Nakart. "r from Mr
william Huu;'5 Bltacrs," or from Zem's "Public Car
d.n ~ Venice he will that painters Of the anne
school have work here win the same brusWork
with enjoyment of tue color. Il IL new school
altogether and SO different from what we know else
Of Japan and India, and China, that when it first made
s aprarance among u- ascribed % the Coreana
The objects ali seem made for use, rather than Tor
oruamcnt-cup7, bowls, saucers pots, Wlde-mouthed
iar~-3ui This suggests a peasant Cr.gln sometimes
however, there inner touch. The writer mas seen
piece tins ware. small saucer. IN which the potter
has enevored 10 suggest TIE c0lOrs of the mussepear
shell, usug nine and green very adr0tiy side by SIDE
bat thUu, MIXING and the eggplant. IN object whose
color makes il great favOritc with the japanese has
also moved Que Of Mr. Yayc's clients to copy It's ;otm,
evidently not auy useful end but for the pleasure OF
tne eye.
the south end Of the Corridor is a. appropriately
arranged as the north end, for that is made pre-
ude 10 -hc Oriental Roon be- ond this IS made an IN
t-oducton 90 the picture gallery The only error n udg
mrnt Is the putting the picture by Damscbreu6er over
the doorway. where cannot De seen, and Were hJHt
suos the cfcctof the whole arrangement by lt9 weak
coiouug. Il is doubtless very good picture OF l's
class, but IL IS put here, among highly decorative
paintings in rich frames as part or AysteIh'
and IL is simply OF place. We should not
speak Of small matter. did we not
consider that the whole exhibition should give
evidence OF The socctys right to teach The community
Whist is good decorative art and what Is not On tie
whole their work here s well done, aud they have
seriously tried to DO much more than merely ask the
uualIc's money tor showing them huddle Of pretty
things. This. however. IL reason fof pointing ouU
What we think defects, and not for covering them up
II the Corridor is attractive az it u, that we
think in looking at It, what good thing 10 would be
! !
be worth while to spend few more hours even at this
late day and while the catalogue ls stl dixie every cat
sIogue that comes from this building no matter whose
the affair may be) thing " shreds aud patches, IA re-
forming the south eud OF the Corridor by needed ouch
IN reforming the wall arrangement Of the East Room
altogether and in making the doorway into tine East
Room give some promise Of the many pretty things
the room itself contains. What more telling
comment could there be the nferiorty
OF European to oriental TASTE than is offered ~
the comparison between the tiles about this
East Room doorway aud those that frame no nchy the
entrance to the North Room. But even these modern
Spanish tiles would do their class more Justice II any
taste had been shown IN their arraDgement These pae
nO-colors do not bear such mixing
since the opening night, the East Room has expert
enced a change OF heart, here and there, which has
rsatly improved 1t. The poTtentous blot we alluded
20 IN our first notice was the arrangement OF
the cabinet in the southeast corner filed
with Mr.. Primes service Of Seyres porcelain.
The cabinet in tscf IL hardly suitable for the
display Of such Il service, being in entirely different
STYLE although It tame and sprItless specimen OF
eces OF furniture that cannot be said to belong to any
style la particular. This cabinet neither new nor old
In STYLE rich nor quiet in decoration, kind OF Laod-
cean affair Of which people OF taste, who Ike thing TO
be cthng positive, getting quite out or concet
The china IL contains is hardly more to our mind, be-
longing az we think, to the weakest period Oh sevres
weak in form, weak in color, and weak IN deco
ration Where there much weakness, more
moderate display OF 1t would be better and three OF
four o these pale pieces would have made better I'M
preston By accident FOR which Mr.. Prime, with his
well known remarkable taste In arrangement and his
pecuar sensuveness color, was, OF course, not re-
spousbe the cabinet that contains these palhd repre-
sentatIves OF a time when taste IN France was az Hs
lowest ebb was lined with brilliant, fiery scarlet CLOTH
every portion Of the interior being covered with this
eye-scratchinY color against which the feeble yellow %
i'm .fr,a fa1fat q Hr1.t lV va
ND the ghost Aud 70 make matters bad a. could
De the pieces not arranged at ALL but were simply
put upon the shelves az II 1t were dealers
stock the plates piled the other in true china