SUPPLEMENT.—FOREIGN STATES.
1520
SARDINIA.
Straitss, Jacob, Tiu-in — Manufacturer.
.Large pipe-bowl, in white talc, carved and ornamented"dll figures, &c.—P. 1304.—Plate 32.1.
[Tale is a mineral substance, which from its peculiarComposition is carved with great facility, even by means°f the most common cutting tools: it is used for smallornamental carvings, and, as in the present instance, forP'Pe-heads. It is found in Scotland , Cornwall, Switzer-and, &e. Silica and magnesia are the greatest amount°f the substances of which it is composed.—W. C. A.]
, “Strauss, J., Turin (Sardinia , 80, p. 1305). Prizej mdal; for several elaborately-carved meerschaum pipe-'""•ls, the sculpturing of which is very exquisite.”—'"Juries’ Reports, p. G 73.
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PORTUGAL.
1300 Parb, Frederick, Haynes TliU, Taunton , Somerset .p leather flowers, manufactured by the nuns of Santalara (Funchal ), Madeira, hut principally by Donnawia Clementina, a recluse in the convent.—1\ FI 18.
a tThe construction of the stems, &c., in the feather°Wers is similar to those in the ordinary artificial varietiesStl ^> the oidy difference being that the feathers take the1 ace of what in the latter variety is composed of silk,Oh'slin, or gauze. The beautiful hues of the plumage of. l'ical birds, rivalling the brilliancy of colour displayed1,1 Hie botanical world, render them peculiarly fittedr Hie purpose. The following animated extract fromj,* 6 ' Household Words,’ as to the manufacture of thefather flowers of Rio de Janeiro , may not be deemed outI Place. The writer describes the interior of the work-l0 P> and proceeds as follows:—“ llaskets full of feathers,°1' of some colour and shade of the richest dyes, wereranged down the centre of the room. From these their"hie fingers were engaged in fashioning exact repre-dations of the most gorgeous tropical flowers, as wellfuses, carnations, tulips, camellias, and all the gardenav ourites of Europe . Reside the basket of feathers, all"nd hung perches and cages containing parrots and^ le r birds of great value even in lirazil; numbers flewthe room like tame pigeons, and every now andjA" there was a regular chase and flutter, when somefuller had to be plucked from a living subject to finishlL Wreath of a queen or a princess.” —W. C. A.]
Forrester, Joseph James, Oporto. Member ofthe Royal Academy of Sciences of Turin ,F.R.G.S., of London, Paris , and Rerlin—Pro-v prietor.
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Lisbon —Producer,
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118 Kulmjiun, C. A. Udukwat.i.a, Sweden —Manufacturer.
Colossal monument of granite, in form of a cross, cutout of a single block. The stone remarably fine-grained,and exhibited as a sample both of quality, of material,and of workmanship.
TURKEY.
1722 Sadik Ac. a (Head of the Corporation of Saddlers),Constantinople —Manufacturer.
Turkish saddle, pistol-bolsters, and saddle-cloth; velvetand cloth embroidered in gold.—P. 1397.—Plate 292.
[The brilliancy, and in many instances great beauty,of the Oriental embroidery, &c., is to be found in theperfect propriety and fitness of the several ornamentsintroduced to the surface which they are intended todecorate; they even suggest, from the want of shadow-,the presence of a plane upon which we may be seated, orupon which we can tread with perfect security. Theflowers attempt not to vie with their prototypes in nature,hut are conventional representations, sufficiently near tosuggest an image to the mind, without destroying the unityof the objects they are intended to decorate.—W. C. A.]
1700, 1710 Avkdik, Constantinople —Manufacturer.
Nargnilcs or water-pipes in silver, with amber mouth-pieces, leather marpitches, and red morocco cases.—P. 1399.—Plate 290.
" In the Turkish collection arc numerous rich examplesof the Narguile', or water-pipe, in some cases composed ofsilver, and ornamented with precious stones. The flexibletube, or mat-pitch, used with the NarguilA, is formed of aspiral wire covered with leather, over which another wireis coiled, so as to fall between the interstices of the innerspiral. The Turks, in smoking the Narguile, inhale thefumes into the lungs, and never consume the last portionsas the tobacco, as the smoke becomes too pungent. Thereare numerous examples of the long pipe, or Kablioun, andthe short pipe, or Chiltoque, with the cherry-tree, jasmine,wild-plum, and ebony tubes; aud likewise the crudegimblets with which these tubes, five feet or more inlength, are bored. In boring the tube, the Turk placesit above the gimblet, and thus gets quit of the chips; afterboring the hole half way he meets it from the other endof the stick. The wild cherry-tree, which is principallyused, seldom occurs free from defects in the bark, torepair which, so that the reparation cannot be discovered,is the chief difficulty. There are examples of Lules orpipe-bowls used with these tubes; they are composed ofthe red clay of Nish, mixed with the white earth ofEoustchouek. They are very graceful in form, and arein some cases ornamented with gilding; but as the Turksprefer a fresh howl each time, the plain ones are chieflyemployed on the score of economy. It is not unusual inTurkey to compute distances, or rather the duration of ajourney, by the number of pipes which might be smokedin the time necessary to accomplish it.
“The Imames, or amber mouth-pieces, exhibited in theTurkish section, surpass those of any other in splendour.One exhibitor sends four of choice amber, which areworth together 10007. Resides these there are threegroups from distinct exhibitors. In the case of one wasnoticed an amber cigar-tube, which is one of numerousinstances of the innovations upon Turkish customs by theintroduction of European ideas.”— Juries’ Reports, p. 072.