Ornamentation Collection (#9)

Byzantine (chromolitho)
668092 Byzantine (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Byzantine. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

Moresque (chromolitho)
668087 Moresque (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moresque. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

Assyrian Cylinder. Worship of Sacred Tree (engraving)
670291 Assyrian Cylinder. Worship of Sacred Tree (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assyrian Cylinder. Worship of Sacred Tree)

Phoenician War Galley; from Layard (engraving)
670290 Phoenician War Galley; from Layard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phoenician War Galley; from Layard)

Patera from Curium, Diameter 8 ins (engraving)
670286 Patera from Curium, Diameter 8 ins (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patera from Curium, Diameter 8 ins)

Head of Hera, perhaps after Polycletus (engraving)
670285 Head of Hera, perhaps after Polycletus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Hera, perhaps after Polycletus)

Figure of a Goddess in Act of Adoration, British Museum (engraving)
670279 Figure of a Goddess in Act of Adoration, British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figure of a Goddess in Act of Adoration, British Museum)

Menhirs, Sardinia (engraving)
670229 Menhirs, Sardinia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Menhirs, Sardinia. Illustration for Historic Ornament by James Ward (Chapman and Hall, 1897)

The Great Bed of Ware; Elizabethan (engraving)
670226 The Great Bed of Ware; Elizabethan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Bed of Ware; Elizabethan)

Greek (chromolitho)
668081 Greek (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greek. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

Egyptian (chromolitho)
668075 Egyptian (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian. Illustration for a Handbook of Coloured Ornament in the Historic Styles (Batsford)

New Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London (engraving)
604174 New Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Natural History Museum, South Kensington)

Leaves from Nature (colour litho)
736625 Leaves from Nature (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leaves from Nature)

Middle Ages (colour litho)
736597 Middle Ages (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Middle Ages. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Celtic (colour litho)
736594 Celtic (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celtic. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Chinese (colour litho)
736591 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)

Indian (colour litho)
736581 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)

Turkish (colour litho)
736561 Turkish (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Arabian (colour litho)
736560 Arabian (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabian. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Roman (colour litho)
736550 Roman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Pompeian (colour litho)
736547 Pompeian (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pompeian. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Nineveh and Persia (colour litho)
736537 Nineveh and Persia (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nineveh and Persia)

Nineveh and Persia (colour litho)
736536 Nineveh and Persia (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nineveh and Persia)

Savage Tribes (colour litho)
736535 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)

The Strawberry-Bed (colour litho)
2638661 The Strawberry-Bed (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Oak (colour litho)
2638658 The Oak (colour litho) by Lorsin (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Lorsin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Honeysuckle (colour litho)
2638629 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 Celery (colour litho)
2638617 The Celery (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Turnip (colour litho)
2638594 The Turnip (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Chrysanthemum (colour litho)
2638589 The Chrysanthemum (colour litho) by Poidevin, A. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: A. Poidevin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Geranium (colour litho)
2638538 The Geranium (colour litho) by Gaudin, Marcelle (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Marcelle Gaudin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Columbine (colour litho)
2638529 The Columbine (colour litho) by Martin, Anna (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Anna Martin Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Sorb (colour litho)
2638605 The Sorb (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Mistletoe (colour litho)
2638601 The Mistletoe (colour litho) by Lorain (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: Lorain Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Chestnut Tree (colour litho)
2638569 The Chestnut Tree (colour litho) by Milesi, J. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: J. Milesi Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

The Jonquil (colour litho)
2638547 The Jonquil (colour litho) by Hervegh, E. (fl.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator: E. Hervegh Illustration from Plants and their application to ornament)

Scene of Dionysian Mysteries (detail of 242795) (stucco) (b / w photo)
ALI242796 Scene of Dionysian Mysteries (detail of 242795) (stucco) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century AD); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Renaissance No 5, Plate 78, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286237 Renaissance No 5, Plate 78, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Tour a Guilloche, belonging to Louis XVI (1754-93), made by I. T
CHT206283 Tour a Guilloche, belonging to Louis XVI (1754-93), made by I.T. Mercklein Saxon of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, Paris, 1780 (metal mounted on wood) by French School

Persian No 3, Plate XLVI, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286223 Persian No 3, Plate XLVI, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Renaisance No 4, Plate LXXVII, from The Grammar of Ornament
STC286210 Renaisance No 4, Plate LXXVII, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68) (colour litho) by Jones, Owen (1809-74); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Assyrian Style, plate XVII from Polychrome Ornament
STC286209 Assyrian Style, plate XVII from Polychrome Ornament, engraved by Dufour and Lebreton, published Paris, 1869 (colour litho) by Racinet

Indian Style, plate XVII from Polychrome Ornament engraved by Bauer
STC286201 Indian Style, plate XVII from Polychrome Ornament engraved by Bauer, published Paris, 1869 (colour litho) by Racinet

Egyptian No 3, from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68
STC286214 Egyptian No 3, 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

Architectural ornamentation in terracotta (colour litho)
6001521 Architectural ornamentation in terracotta (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Architectural ornamentation in terracotta)

Ornamentation from Natural Types, Southwell Minster (engraving)
6026413 Ornamentation from Natural Types, Southwell Minster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamentation from Natural Types, Southwell Minster)

Carved Wood, Notre Dame, Paris (engraving)
6009979 Carved Wood, Notre Dame, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carved Wood, Notre Dame, Paris)

Ornament (engraving)
6009964 Ornament (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornament. Illustration for The Characteristics of Styles)

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