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Study of a sow thistle

Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

From about 1840 to 1900 there was great interest in deriving ornament from plants. These drawings by Redgrave, an influential teacher in the Government School of Design, show the thistle 'pictorially drawn as it grows' and 'displayed and flattened…the form of the buds, the open blossoms, the seed vessels and the leaves are examined as new motives for ornament'


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of a sow thistle (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and inks
Brief description
Drawing, study of a sow thistle, pen and inks, Richard Redgrave, England, about 1850
Physical description
Drawing, study of a sow thistle, pen and inks.
Dimensions
  • Length: 153mm
  • Width: 102mm
Gallery label
  • Two Studies of a Sow-Thistle English, about 1850 Pen and ink, by Richard Redgrave (1804-88) Reproduced in his 'Manual of Design', 1876 From about 1840 to 1900 there was great interest in deriving ornament from plants. These drawings by Redgrave, an influential teacher in the Government School of Design, show the thistle 'pictorially drawn as it grows' and 'displayed and flattened…the form of the buds, the open blossoms, the seed vessels and the leaves are examined as new motives for ornament'
  • The full text of the label is as follows: "TWO STUDIES OF A SOW-THISTLE English, about 1850 Pen and ink, by Richard Redgrave, (1804-88). Reproduced in this Manual of Design, 1876 From about 1840 to 1900 there was great interest in deriving ornament from plants. These drawings by Redgrave, an influential teacher in the Goverment School of Design, show the thistle 'pictorially drawn as it grows' and 'displayed and flattened...the form of the buds, the open blossoms, the seed vessels and the elaves are examined as a new motives for ornament'. 8452.A&B (Given by A Reid in 1897)"
Credit line
Given by A. Reid
Object history
Study of a sow thistle, pen and inks by Richard Redgrave, (1804-88). Reproduced in his Manual of Design, 1876.

From about 1840 to 1900 there was great interest in deriving ornament from plants. These drawings by Redgrave, an influential teacher in the Government School of Design, show the thistle 'pictorially drawn as it grows' and 'displayed and flattened…the form of the buds, the open blossoms, the seed vessels and the leaves are examined as new motives for ornament'.
Subjects depicted
Summary
From about 1840 to 1900 there was great interest in deriving ornament from plants. These drawings by Redgrave, an influential teacher in the Government School of Design, show the thistle 'pictorially drawn as it grows' and 'displayed and flattened…the form of the buds, the open blossoms, the seed vessels and the leaves are examined as new motives for ornament'
Collection
Accession number
8452A

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Record createdMay 13, 2005
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