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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: As the Trustees reported that year, had it not been for the inclement weather, the "Exhibition of American Art Industries" would have attracted twice its attendance of 28,000. Held from October 8 to November 18, 1889, the exhibition expanded its purview to include six branches of "Art industry;" namely, pottery and porcelain, glassware, terra cotta, tiles, stained glass, and mosaic. In a brochure dated May 15, 1889, the Museum President and Committee Chairman once again set out the lofty...