Study of a sow thistle
Drawing
ca. 1850 (made)
ca. 1850 (made)
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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
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Title | Study 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. |
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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'. |
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'. |
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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'. |
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Accession number | 8452B |
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Record created | May 13, 2005 |
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