Posts Tagged ‘1870’
Sleigh Antique Illustrations 1870
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA in 1876
Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts with Carriages circa 1874-1875
Cucumis Sikkim Brown Netted Cucumber Botanical Illustration circa 1876
Kumquat Fruit and Tree Antique Botanical Illustration
The Botanical Humor of Mr. Lear circa 1872
Geometric Patterns – Designs by Christopher Dresser circa 1876
Floral Patterns – Designs by Christopher Dresser circa 1876
Comical Animal Designs by Christopher Dresser 1876
In ornament humour finds expression in the grotesque. Humour is no new-characteristic of the human race; it is as old and as natural as love. This being the case, we find the grotesque in all styles of ornament, but in some it predominates, while in others it is of rare occurrence. A curious manifestation of…
Read MoreWall Designs Inspired by Window Frost by Christopher Dresser 1876
I cannot too strongly urge upon the ornamentist the necessity for ever seeking new ideas, and for training the mind to see new forms, or combinations of shapes, in everything that the eye can rest upon. Sometimes mere straws in the street may suggest good ornaments, and a bent reed reflected in a lake may…
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