Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-08-09
EXHIBIT OF AUSTRIA AT THE
WORLDS FAIR.

The de or ,tive art section of Arstri
N the Liberal Arts Building in Jackso
Park now presents brilliant and com
plete appearance. The situation OF tn
Austrian exhibit is one of the most ad
vantageous in the building. The gol,
and white arch that forms its entranc
way constitutes aD imposing archltectu
| raj feature. The Austrian industria
ar.s best known in America are thos,
of glass and porcelain. Glass making
has been successfully carried on by arti
sans of different sections of Austr Ia fol
nearly seven hundred years. The
| Bohemians have always excelled both in
designs and in the art of coloring glass.
The showing of glass by this country
Is comprised OF an endless variety both
of sha and establishment. Engrav-
| ed glass is among the novelties re.
! introduced by these clever craftsmen.
The simple white glass is a great relief,
coming as it has after the general use
OF gl tss ornately decorated and often
too highly colore1. The engraving Is
traced on the outer surface and cut
rom the back-of the glass. The cut
ting is exquisite. The incisions are so
deeply male that the effect from the
front surface is that of q beautifully
modelled object. There are loving
cups, and plaques which are decorated
by hand with the Austrian coat-of- f-ar ms
and other devices; goolets and tankards
enameled with bunches of flowers;
op"lescent aud Opaque examples, with
projecting knobs bent round the body
of the object. There is a very conceiv-
able gradatIon of toning. The Bohe-
MAN glass is a color study. The sea
green's, violets, blush green's, ambers,
canary yellOws, emerald greens, rose,
ruby, coppers dark and light, cobalt
blues, combined with gilt and enamels,
1re endless in variety and shape. The
Venetian notion OF coloring has been
largely introduced. Several specimens
are quite as lovely as any thing given us
by Salvisti.
A beautiful pitcher shaped vase of
ultra marine blue is one of the finest
color examples in the Austrian glass
collection. 1t consists of three distinct
layers of glass, which produces great
brilliancy of color and glaze. There is
vase on which has been laid thin
skin of colored material on one side |
and by means of skillful grinding the |
color has been removed, leaving a |
transparent pattern on the closed |
ground. The collection displayed is
very large and exquisltely beautiful.
The great mandatory of Vienna
porcelain, which dates from 1920, pro
dnces many wonderful specimens oil
workmanship. Their gold work, both
HAT and raised, las attained high per
lection. The porcel,in factories of all |
countries have sought to follow tn, Sc /
workers in gold, but it is doubtful If |
the work done bv these Vienna por-
elan arts ms has been equalled. The
porcelIins of Austria are famous for
their deep blues. garnet and vio,et reds,
red beng the color universally used by
EN-. The prevailing decoration is
that of allegorical figures and stories
painted N plateau or medallion effects;
the figures are well modelled and the
usually executed with artistic
excellence. They manufacture every
known article for table use and deco
raiive purrOses-porcelain painted
locks, dainty bonbOn boxes, candle
sticks, jnrdinieres and lamps. Their
in relief are excellent.