Year: 1876

mcn OF the articles is such as TO produce 'ho poS P


sibc impression OF the magnitude ana excellence Vi S
| Leading SW ed sh industry.


To 90 fom the most solid and substantial TO the most
delicate and fragile Of articles is sudden transtion
but the porcelain Is the second group in Importance


il demands notice after the metals Here Is rich heu
the collector ofrare objects in china so tte KNOWN
Is the Swedish porcelain in tins country that there is
scarcely an article exhibited, excepting OF course the
most common table ware that would not he regarded as


desirable addition to any collection OF ceramics There
are excellent reproductions of the old Pssy ware. ho
as good perhaps the works of Barbzct in inc iehch
scion the pieces being OF great size anu tue hSures
lacking somewhat In bolduesS and action hut neveTthe


less showing high degree OF artistic excellence. The
Parian ware also very fine, the work in vines and
flowers being cxqusitey delicate There Is large
in black aud gold the handles Of which hang heavy
wreaths Of flowers in Parian work that is remarkably
fine The s. with black ground and delicate vines
and arabesques in white, are very pretty, rs arc the
large white vases decorated with painted flowers.
Not 50 attractive but more unique is peculiar kind OF
made of what appears to be rcpouss6e silver lined
inside with porcelain There pair of large vases of
antique 5yie with ground partly red and partly over
laid with what appears to be tiIfo CInanented with
band of white circles in which is series Of scenes from
the old Morse saga. In the whole collection there Is
nothing more unique than these vases The price marbed
them 500, but whether 1t is for one or the par Is
not stated great deal of the Swedish ware has black
ground with ornaments white colOrs, but there Is
also much flower work upon white, i'll imitation OF the
French porcelain OF tie seventeenth century, ana sohe
very good japanese reproductions.


Perhaps the striking object in the whole ceramic
collection porcelain stove about II feet high OF
delicate blue, richly onamentcd in white gold and
darker blue Nothing but a eoored photograph would
give idea of the elegance OF this article lis lce Is
81 600. pair OF gigantic candelabTa, in the same
stye beside it. 5000. There are other stoves OF
palmer style and workmanship that are cheap enough for
Of moderate means TO covct In Sweden, however
porcelain aud majOcl stoves are i'll general use some
are told cheap SlO but OF theae there are no
examples in the exhibition.


rich show OF furs is OF the most attractive OBJ
iects Tue wooden cloths displayed OF as fine quality
as those in the English department and from the ab-
seuce of shoddy much superior to those shown by the
Germans There an some good plain silks and cotton
Goods and a very handsome variety of wall paper and
glassware that is good in quality the best made in
This country Coarse paper in rolls for use between the
walls OF houses make them warmer in Winter, per
fumery, kitchen furniture of polished brass, cutlery,
TOOLS and hardware are among the many useiui
articles that show high degree of skill
in their manufacture, and are obviously OF
excellent quality. Some OF the finest carpen-
ter work to be found in the Exhibition is shown IN
tie two garden payIlions exhibited by q Stockholm
maker Numerous cases Of matches form prominent
feature Sweden furnishes nearly ali Of ,stcn Europe
matches, and they the first believe 10 make
pecnllar kind OF match. which only be igutcd upon
the prepared surface of the box in which they are packed


large collection OF marbles and other building stone
illustrates the richness OF the country in these materials,
and large table Of red pophyiy, with mosaic work IN
many colored forming centre piece, shows the
skin ana taste of the Swedish artisans using them Tie
iewe!ry of Gottland made of a BRIGHT marble which
takes a very high polish, is attractive and the huge
section OF a column OF pcrphyry and taller and perfect
column of gray granite noticeable objects.


In a little detached from the main body Of the
Swedish section, and hctwccn Japan and Denmark
across the main aisle, is the military display OF the
country where are costumed figures showing the uni
torn and equipment OF the Swedish army, steel heiA
piece with It's cassOn and complete collection OF arms
and accOutermcnts which are worthy OF Tie careful
study OF military map OF the country, made by
the engineer corps is think the best specimen OF car
togIaphic work to be found in the Exhibition Any one
who will give it the slightest examination and will
pare with it the best maps have in this country Will
be forced to the conclusion that the manakng art with
us is st in exceedingly crude condition. Adjoining
the military exhibit is that OF the techncasrt schools OF
Sweden These schools established by the Govern
meut in the ciucs and large towns, and are
carried on in the evenings AID on Sunday. The
pupis are mainly young men and young women
from the indus rial classes. They appear TO have al


aiued high degree of efficiency in mechanical arcAi
ecual landscape and OF! cr styles OF drawing III model
inc in plaster and in making models of machines A
similar exhibit and the only to be compared to this





uoual Department. The idea seems to lie at the
foundation OF both systems OF education.


Returning now to the main body OF the Swedish sec


ton and passing numerous articles. at last TO
what attracts the first notice Of visitors, and that is the
admirable groups of costUmcd figures Illustrating peasant


life They are models in plaster the faces and hands are
painted so that hcy are exceedingly liclke The COS
tunes have ali been acuay in by peasants, having
en- purchased directly from the The artist
who made the figures is Prof LJdermaHn OF Stockholm
a sculptor of established reputation. such great
care is taken 10 secure absolute correctness in de
tails that when the hand OF Of the figures
WAS broken in transit it supplied BY cast taken
from the hand Of Swedish girl iu the employ Of the
Commission here Most OF the groups we're made up from
uaiutjug Tic expressions OF the cOtcnauccs and the
attitude OF tic figures are remarkably natural one OF
the groups represents hunter and his family gathered
in front OF DYING elk that has iIst been shot The face
of the hunter expresses selfs1tscd pleasure at the
success Of the chtse as does that Of his but the two
women obviously sympathize with the dying beast and
the little girl hides her face in terror in her mothers
apron Another admirable group is that of Iapandcr
i'm his slcdse, drawn by reindeer, who stops 10 chat
with a hIr-clad woman carrying baby sune TO her
neck in a sort of trough cannot mention in detail all


ese groups aud viii only call attention in conclusion
10 that OF the dead child and representing the inter
cessior OF the wife old cOCkmaker in behalf OF the
suit Of salwart young fellow who has come to ask the
hand Of the bushing daughter. on auot er occasion
none 70 sneak of the Swedish exhibits in the Aglcul
tural ana Machinery Halls end Of the beautiful school
house in which the educational display is made


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