INDEX.
Labarte, Jules, his account of the royal manufactory
Lace: Nottingham run-lace described; specimen
by Greasley and Hopcroft - - - 30
Invention of the bobbin-net machine; successiveimprovements; varieties of machines andproducts ; statistics of the trade ; specimenof machine-lace by Birkin - - 102
Hand-made: its history ; point-lace revived byMiss Clarke - - - - - 146
Bone or pillow-lace; variety of “grounds;”popularity of Flemish lace; Mrs. Tread-win’s exertions to promote the art atHoniton ----- 154Lace-making in Switzerland - - - 144
Lacquer-work from Lahore ; description of “ lac,”
“ lac-dye,” &c. - - - - 2
Character of design and ornament - - 32
That of China described; its resemblance to
Specimen from Cashmere - - - 112
Lacquering (see Metal-work: Brass).
La Fontaine, his works in bronze - - - 13
Lambert, M., of Sevres , his exertions in the revival
of enamelling - - - - 51
Lambeth, potteries first established there - - 89
Lamps, manufacture of, in Paris; recent improve-ments ----- 139Lamp, pendant, in Sevres porcelain - - 115
Lamp, by Matifat, Paris - - - - 139
Lamp, by Winfield, Birmingham - - - 134
Lanfranco of Pesaro , his application of gold to
earthenware - - - - 11
Lanyer , Jerome, his patent for flock-hangings - 95
Lapidaries’ work (see Jade-stone, Florentine Mosaic,and India ).
Laquine of Paris , his works in bronze - - 1
Latten (see Metal-work).
Lattice-work in Moorish architecture - - 34
Leather, Russian embroidery on - - - 20
Leather manufactures of Austria ; bookbinding;book-cover presented by the Emperor to herMajesty - 109
Leather-hangings for walls - - - 71
Leavers, John, his lace-making machine - - 102
Lebrun of Paris , chocolate-cup in silver by; notice
of his other works - - - - 113
Lecterns of brass in old churches - - - 94
Lee, William, his invention of the stocking-loom - 22
Lees, R. and Co., specimens of printed mohair,
description of the material and manufacture 64Lehmann, Caspar, invention of glass-cutting ascribed
to him - - - - - 110
Leighton, J., bookbinding by - - - 96
Leistler and Sons, Vienna , Gothic bookcase by - 109Bedstead in zebra wood ... 158
Leland, his account of Birmingham - - 98
Lenoir, Alexandre, his collection of relics of French
art ----- 51
Lepage-Moutier, Paris , shield and pistols by - 105Lewis and Allenby, London , silks manufactured for
them - 22, 87
Lienard, M., his wood-carvings - - - 93
Ebony cabinet designed by him - - 155
Limoges, colony of Venetians established there;influence of Byzantine art on the Limoges enamels - - - - - 107
Limoges enamels (see Metal work: Enamels).
Limousin , Leonard, his works in enamel - - 156
Linen fabrics, growth and preparation of flax, spin-ning and weaving, damask table - covers byBeveridge of Dunfermline - - 70
Linen cloths, painted in water-colours, anciently
used as mural decorations - - - 71
Linton, W., on water-colours in the Great Exhibi-tion ----- i3i
Lockett, his improved mode of engraving cylinders
for cotton-printing - 120
Lombardy , the early sculptors of - - - 50
Lombe, Sir Thomas, his improvements in silk-throwing - - - - - 22
Longman and Broderip, their improvements in
pianofortes - - - - - 59
Looking-glass frame carved in ebony, from China 54Loom (see Jacquard-loom, Lace, &c.).
Lower, M. A., on the ancient iron-works of Sussex 99Lusson, M., Paris , stained glass by him - - 114
Luynes, the Due de, his patronage of Froment-Meurice , Vechte, Carl Wagner, &c.
93, 105, 111, 137, 145
Macquer , his application of the ch ina-clay of St. Y reix
to the production of Sevres hard porcelain - 31
His approval of the Chelsea porcelain . - 97
Mader, Freres, their specimens of paper-hanging - 100Madrid (see Spain ).
Magni, Pietro, of Milan , his group in marble, “The
First Step” - - - - 37
Magnus, Mr., his enamelled slate in imitation of
Florentine mosaic - - - - 103
Mahogany, introduced by Dr. Gibbons - - 150
Majolica ware, its history; revived manufacture by
Minton - - - - 11, 97
Malvern, Great , number of pavement tiles in the
church ; ancient kiln for baking them - 128Manchester cotton-works; improved designs - 26
Mansard , M., vases in Beauvais ware - - 6
Manuscripts, old English , their elaborate bindings
and illuminations - 109, 123
Collected by Edward IV . - 143
Indian and Byzantine (see Byzantium, India ,and Illuminated Manuscripts ).
March, of Theiergartenfelde, near Charlottenberg,
his fountain in terra-cotta - - 45
Marochetti , the Baron, memoir of; notice of his“ Richard Coeur de Hon ” and other worksin sculpture - - - - 33
Furniture designed by him for Snell - - 125
Marquetry■
Its origin in Florence, notices of ancient speci-mens; practised in France ; its history inEngland; modern practice - - 75,150
Specimens by Messrs. Trollope - - 75
(and see Florentine Mosaic).
Marrel, Freres, silversmiths’ work by them - 153
Mathevon and Buvard , of Lyons, silk by; their
former exhibited works - - - 119
Matifat, a pupil of Vechte, his ivory casket and
other artistic productions - - 21, 139
Medals and coins, Birmingham manufacture of - 134Mediaeval antiquities and imitations:—
Jewellery; historical sketch of - 66, 82
Earthenware, found at Lincoln - - 81
Drinking-vessels of different materials - 81
Carpet, designed by Pugin - - - 108
Stove, designed by Pugin for Hardman, ofBirmingham - - - - 106
Wall decorations (see Paper -hanging).
Meissen, porcelain manufacture of - - 14
Metal-work :—
Bronze: —Casting in Prussia - - - 1
Panels by Geerts of Antwerp - - - 9
Group by Vittoz of Paris ; history of bronze
Rauch’s statues of Frederick the Great ,
Blucher, Albert Durer , &c. - - 25
Marochetti ’s statue of Wellington, at Glasgow 33Statue of Justus Moser at Osnabriick, by
Composition of bronze in ancient and modern
times - - - - - 77
“ A Youth at a Stream,” by Foley, cast by
Hatfield - - - _ - _ - 77
Bronzes and other mixed metals in China ;vases inlaid with silver wire, bells, gongs,vessels of white copper, &c. - - 85
Bronze employed for weapons by the ancient
Britons - - - - - 94
Gold , Silver , Jewellery , and Enamels :—
Gold enamelled vase, by Watherston andBrogden ; value of gold and silver; workson the subject by Mr. Watherston - 66
Gold-thread in Indian woven fabrics, its manu-facture - - - - - 12
Cloth of gold, admired by the ancients; kincobsof modern India ; principles regulatingthe combination of gold with colours - 72
Silver mediaeval plate; the two-handled chalice;remarks of Theophilus; various forms ofchalices and patens; specimens describedin ancient inventions - - - 41
Repousse work described; Caradosso ’s pro-cesses ----- 137Abundance of plate in England in the 17th
century - - - - - 89
Its arrangement on “ cupboards” - - 125
Redgrave on the theory of its ornamentation ;adaptation of design to material; repousseand chasing; works of Vechte and Wagner 111Silver vases by Hunt and Roskell - 27, 144
Silver shield (of Milton, Shakspere , and New-ton) by Vechte, for Hunt and Roskell - 117Decorations of ancient and mediaeval shields
and salvers - - - - 117
Plate by Messrs. Garrard, London ; notice oftheir works; processes of repousse, casting,stamping, piercing, finishing, polishing, &c. 46Specimens by Gough of Birmingham - - 98
History of the trade of Birmingham - - 98
Silver centre-piece by Wagner of Berlin ; his
reasons for oxydising the metal - - 35
Eminent Prussian artists; Prussian jewellery
and enamels - - - - 35
Silver shield by Cornelius, presented to thePrince of Wales by the King of Prussia,described; memoir and works of Cornelius 73Chocolate cup in silver, by Lebrun of Paris - 113History of gold and silversmith’s work in France 113History of jewellery in France , continued;present state of the trade in Paris ; imita-tive gems ... - 153
Memoir of Froment-Meurice of Paris , and ac-count of his principal works - 93, 137
Jewellery, enamel, and niello works of the late
Carl Wagner; jewellery by Rudolphi - 111English jewellery and enamels; in the Saxon ,Norman, and subsequent eras; great seals,monumental effigies, shrines, rings, anddesigns by Holbein - - - 66
Remains found in barrows; torques, fibulaj,and enamels; Irish, Anglo-Saxon , andmediaeval specimens - - - 82
Jewellery in the mediaeval style, by Hardman 82Jewellery of India , lapidaries’ wheel; processes,
&c., of native gold and silversmiths - 40
Silversmiths’ work by Marrel, Paris - - 153
Damascening: —History and processes - - 151
Enamels: —History of the art; filagree or cloi-sonne enamel of Byzantium; the Alfredjewel; the palliotto of St. Mark’s, Venice ;collections of MM. Lenoir and Sommerard;revival of the art at Sevres ; processesemployed - - - - 51
Painted and translucent enamels by Morel, for
Champleve enamels of Limoges ; influence of
Late ‘Limoges; translucid on relief, in Italy ,
France , and England - - _ - 145
Specimens by Morel and Froment-Meurice 137,145Chinese enamels; introduction and practice ofthe art in China - - -
Enamels on ancient arms and armour - - 101
Specimens from Indian arms - 124, 135
Indian processes - - " . " 152
Description of the French school; “ grisaille,and modern specimens; vase by Hunt andRoskell ----- 156
Metal-work. (coni .):—
Electrotype :—Origin and progress of the art; itsprinciples; rival claims to the discovery;its application by Messrs. Elkington;group of objects by them - - 79
Processes; copy of a shield by Vechte - 138
Iron :—
Its early use in England - - - 19
Ancient iron-works in Sussex - - 99
Fountain and gates by the Coalbrook DaleCompany; history of the Company; sand-casting - - - - 19
Iron-casting in France ; fountain by Andre;works of Calla; principles applicable toworks in iron - - - - 39
Andirons and fire-backs - - - 121
Steel :—
Spanish , its excellence in the middle ages - 3
Moorish, Spanish , and other fire-arms - 3, 8
Hunting-knife, by Zuloaga of Madrid - 3
Historical notices of arms and armour; Negroliof Milan, Andrea di Ferrara, Cellini, Al-bert Durer , &c. ; daggers and sheaths, byWostenholm and Son of Sheffield - 101Sheffield, general history of the town and itstrade - - - - - 99
Steel and cutlery manufactures of Sheffield de-scribed ; converting works; “ shear steel;”tilt works ; “ cast steel;” rolling mills;grinding wheels; grinders’ asthma - 122“Home stove” and fender, by Stuart and
Smith - - - - 121, 122
Sheffield cast steel compared with that of India 124Plated goods of Sheffield, history and processes;
“ solid silver edges;” Britannia metal de-scribed ----- 129Indian steel or wootz; antiquity, perfection,
and process of manufacture - - 124
Brass, fy-c .:—
Birmingham manufactures - - - 134
Shield and pistols, by Lepage-Moutier of Paris 105“Brass toy trade;” Mr. Winfield’s works; bed-stead by him; application of forms tomaterials; processes of moulding, casting,chasing, finishing, lacquering, &c. 43, 98
Panel, cast by Bailey and Co.; history of the
use of mixed metals in England - - 94
Buhl panel by Fourdinois of Paris ; process of
inlaying described - 126
Mezzo-relievo (see Sculpture ).
Milanese sculpture in the Great Exhibition ; worksof Magni, Fraccaroli, Strazza , Motelli, andMonti - - - - - 37
Milanese arms and armour - - 3,117
Milton, Shakspere , and Newton; shield by Vechte 117Mind, of Switzerland , his carvings - - 7
Minton and Co.:—Their productions; origin and pro-gress of their establishment; Majolicavases, &c. - - - 11, 97
Vase and dish in parian - - - 58
Della Robbia friezes - - - - 67
Dessert service, presented by the Queen to the
Terra-cotta figure of Galatea - - - 97
Encaustic tiles .... 128
Misericorde (see Arms and Armour).
Mohair; raw material and manufacture described;spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, andprinting; exportation; varieties of goods;
“ Portieres,” by Lees and Co. - - 64
Monograms on Sevres porcelain - - - 14
Moorish Art:—
Architecture described by Swinburne, Murphy,
De la Borde and Owen Jones; his workon the “ Alhambra ;” remarks of Hopeand de Prangey - - - - 136
Perforated stone domes and windows; speci-men from Tunis ; preservation of ancientpatterns - - - - - 15
Perforated gun stand - - - - 34
Mahommedan architecture of India - - 88
Steel of Damascus and Mossoul - - 3
Fire-arms - - - - - 8
Embroidery, its presumed origin in Persia - 4
The art practised in India only by Mahom-medans; principles regulating their em-ployment of colour - - - 56
Mohammedan and modern Indian illuminatedMSS.; their resemblance to Byzantine types - - - - - 68
Harmonious union of gold and colour - 72
Use of glazed tiles by the Moors in Spain - 106
Moorshedabad, presents to Her Majesty from - 16
Its trade in silk - - - - 16
Morel, notice of his career, enamelled vase and dish,
and other objects, executed by him 107, 145Mortlake tapestry works - - - 42, 108
Mosaics:—Byzantine - - - - 72
Florentine; history of the art; imitations by
Woodruff of Bake well - - - 103
Mulhausen, cotton printing at - - - 26
Muller, on conventionality in art - - - 112
Murano, glass works at (see Venice ).
Musical instruments (see Pianofortes).
Muslins (see Cotton, France, and India ).
Myers, G., altar and reredos by him - - 142
Naylor, W., objects in glass by - - - 110
Needlework (see Embroidery).
Negroli of Milan , a famous armourer - - 101
Nephrite, or jade-stone (see Jade-stone ).
Nollekens , peculiarities of his style of sculpture - 53
Nottingham lace, adulterated by the manufacturers;
“ run-lace;” trade and processes described - 30Invention of the bobbin-net machine; successiveimprovements; statistics of the trade andmanufacture .... 102Nuremberg , sculpture of the fourteenth and six-teenth centuries in - - - - 49