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passed on quickly to the Ital-
ian section, the carving in
mother of pearl was exquisite.
One piece, "The Last Supper" same
design as ours, with frame as
fine and delicate as lace, all
carved in one piece, nearly as
large as this sheet opened. One
would have been glad to spend
the whole afternoon with the
sculpture. Among the busts were
two with veils, one seeming a
thin gauze, the other thicker.
The features are seen so plainly
behind the veil that I could
not believe even when standing
beside it that the veil too was
marble until I touched it.
The children attracted me