Ornamentation Collection (#6)

Egyptian (chromolitho)
668077 Egyptian (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

Stuccoes from the House of the Priestess of Isis; from the gardens of the Villa Farnesina (stucco) (b / w photo)
ALI242795 Stuccoes from the House of the Priestess of Isis; from the gardens of the Villa Farnesina (stucco) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Leaves from Nature (colour litho)
736628 Leaves from Nature (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaves from Nature)

Leaves and Flowers from Nature (colour litho)
736624 Leaves and Flowers from Nature (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaves and Flowers from Nature)

Italian (colour litho)
736620 Italian (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Elizabethan (colour litho)
736617 Elizabethan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabethan. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Moresque (colour litho)
736567 Moresque (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moresque. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Indian (colour litho)
736582 Indian (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Indian (colour litho)
736579 Indian (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Illustration from Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser
708860 Illustration from Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser, published in 1876 (colour litho) by Dresser, Christopher (1834-1904); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Illustration from Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser
708859 Illustration from Studies in Design by Christopher Dresser, published 1876 (colour litho) by Dresser, Christopher (1834-1904); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Ms 268 f. 140v Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, c. 1475 (ink on parchment)
740677 Ms 268 f.140v Martyrdom of Saint Catherine, c.1475 (ink on parchment) by Master of Fitzwilliam; 14.7x10.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; British

Ironwork, 13th Century, Door, Notre Dame, Paris (engraving)
3642210 Ironwork, 13th Century, Door, Notre Dame, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ironwork, 13th Century, Door, Notre Dame, Paris)

The Christmas Rose (colour litho)
2638648 The Christmas Rose (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Bindweed (colour litho)
2638642 The Bindweed (colour litho) by Martin, Anna (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Anna Martin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Snowballs (colour litho)
2638640 The Snowballs (colour litho) by Giacometti (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Giacometti Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Snowballs (colour litho)
2638638 The Snowballs (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Honeysuckle (colour litho)
2638630 The Honeysuckle (colour litho) by Martin, Anna (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Anna Martin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Mistletoe (colour litho)
2638599 The Mistletoe (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Wild Rose (colour litho)
2638586 The Wild Rose (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Buttercup (colour litho)
2638583 The Buttercup (colour litho) by Poidevin, A. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: A. Poidevin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Aconite (colour litho)
2638574 The Aconite (colour litho) by Martin, Anna (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Anna Martin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Lily of the Valley (colour litho)
2638554 The Lily of the Valley (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Cyclamen (colour litho)
2638539 The Cyclamen (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

Two Wax Figures of Indigenous Americans at Mixs Museum, New Haven, Connecticuta
1079418 Two Wax Figures of Indigenous Americans at Mixs Museum, New Haven, ConnecticutA, 1813 (watercolor, graphite, and black ink on paper) by Hyde de Neuville

Ancient Art at the Recent National Exhibition at Brussels (engraving)
1060589 Ancient Art at the Recent National Exhibition at Brussels (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Title-page. Illustration for The Encyclopedia of Ornament (colour litho)
3642209 Title-page. Illustration for The Encyclopedia of Ornament (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title-page)

Greek (chromolitho)
668080 Greek (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

Victory, Munich Collection (engraving)
670283 Victory, Munich Collection (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory, Munich Collection)

The Assyrian Standard (engraving)
670278 The Assyrian Standard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Assyrian Standard)

Zeus of Otricoli, Vatican Museum (engraving)
670274 Zeus of Otricoli, Vatican Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeus of Otricoli, Vatican Museum)

Bedroom Interior; 1400 (engraving)
670289 Bedroom Interior; 1400 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedroom Interior; 1400)

Roman Glass Tablet in Relief (engraving)
670288 Roman Glass Tablet in Relief (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Glass Tablet in Relief)

Chinese (colour litho)
736589 Chinese (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Savage Tribes (colour litho)
736534 Savage Tribes (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savage Tribes. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Renaissance (colour litho)
736612 Renaissance (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Renaissance. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Moresque (colour litho)
736565 Moresque (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moresque. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Pierre Loti in Arabic Costume (photo)
CHT247793 Pierre Loti in Arabic Costume (photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Marie Jullien Viaud (1850-1923)

Persian No 5, plate XLVII, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286219 Persian No 5, plate XLVII, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Arabian No 5, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68
STC286218 Arabian No 5, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Greek No 3, Plate XVII, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286216 Greek No 3, Plate XVII, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Greco-Roman Style, plate IX from Polychrome Ornament published Paris
STC286204 Greco-Roman Style, plate IX from Polychrome Ornament published Paris, 1869 (colour litho) by Racinet, Albert Charles August (1825-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Celtic Style, plate XXXVIII from Polychrome Ornament, engraved by Painleve
STC286203 Celtic Style, plate XXXVIII from Polychrome Ornament, engraved by Painleve, published Paris, 1869 (colour litho) by Racinet

Persian No 4, Plate XLVII. from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286235 Persian No 4, Plate XLVII. from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Egyptian No 6, Plate IX, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286212 Egyptian No 6, Plate IX, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-1868) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Greek No 4, Plate XVIII, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1807-68)
STC286232 Greek No 4, Plate XVIII, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1807-68) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Moresque No 3, Plate XLI, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286224 Moresque No 3, Plate XLI, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Arabian No 4, Plate XXXI, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286220 Arabian No 4, Plate XXXI, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

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"Ornamentation: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of ornamentation, where artistry and symbolism intertwine to create captivating visuals. From ancient civilizations to modern-day wonders, these hints offer a glimpse into the diverse forms of embellishment that have adorned our surroundings. Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Mursi tribe as you marvel at their intricate body adornments. Witness how they use ornate patterns and vibrant colors to express their cultural identity. Travel back in time to the Early Bronze Age with The Trundholm sun chariot, a masterpiece from 1400 BC. Its exquisite detailing showcases the craftsmanship of our ancestors who transformed simple materials into objects of beauty. Experience divine elegance at Char Bangla Temple in West Bengal, India. Its majestic architecture is enhanced by delicate carvings and elaborate ornamentation that pay homage to Hindu deities. Discover luck's embrace through a bronze lion statue outside HSBC Bank Headquarters. Rub its paws for good fortune while admiring its regal presence amidst bustling city life. Uncover Russian charm with Matryoshka dolls, nesting within each other like secrets waiting to be revealed. These hand-painted beauties showcase traditional folk motifs that celebrate family bonds and artistic finesse. Let light dance through stained glass windows at St. Vitus Cathedral, an enchanting UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marvel at how color transforms sacred spaces into ethereal realms filled with spiritual awe. Escape to Plaza de Vina del Mar Park where nature meets architectural splendor. Adorned fountains harmonize with surrounding buildings, creating a symphony of visual delight for all who wander through this urban oasis. Indulge your senses in Islamic tilework's mesmerizing geometric patterns that grace palaces and mosques alike. Each tile tells a story steeped in history while showcasing meticulous craftsmanship passed down through generations.