FIGURES AND VASES OF STONE AND LEAD 179 



Fig. 50. — A Stone and Timber Bridge. 



form and as exquisite in workmanship as possible, 

 always remembering that the material must be such 

 as lends itself to the softening influence of time. 

 Marble and terra-cotta should, as a rule, be avoided, 

 since the former loses its first beauty, and the latter 

 resists all the efforts of the weather to tone its 

 harshness. But freestone and lead are materials 

 which are capable of the most delightful modelling, 

 while both submit themselves to the increasing 

 charm of age. 



The vase and urn, unless of unusual size, are 

 commonly an accessory to some more important 



