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The first engraving upon this page represents a cir-cular plateau of porcelain, exhibited by "W. T. Copeland.

It is designed for a Table Top. The decoration, which, I can style. The geometric forms which surround the cen-to some extent, has the effect of a mosaic, is in the Etrus- I tral design have a pleasing effect, which is enhanced by the

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contrasts of the primitive colors in which they are executed. I by Fraxcekco Betti cannot be represented by any en- I while the richness and harmony of the colors, and theThe exquisite beauty of the Florentine Mosaic Table, | graying. Scarcely more than form can be thus given, | labor, skill, and refined taste employed in selecting, fit-

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ting, and polishing the immense number of gems and I Among the pseudo-gems in this design we notice ame- I relating to this interesting branch of art-manufacture,ornamental stones of the mosaic, entirely escape notice. | thyst, lapis-lazuli, cornelian, (fee. For further information | we refer the reader to our essay on Mosaics.

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