Designs for Tureens and a Platter
![Designs for Tureens and a Platter by Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]|Samuel Alcock & Company](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/designs-for-tureens-and-a-platter-423545.webp)
Medium
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions
sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Accession Number
56.527(41a)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Designs for Ture and a Platter"1845–55) is a delicate preparatory drawing by Alfred Henry Forrester, better known by his pseudonym Alfred Crowqu, in collaboration with Samuel Alcock Company. Forrester, a prolific Victorian illustrator and caricaturist, lent his whimsical yet precise hand to these designs for elegant serving dishes—tureens for soups and stews, and a grand platter. Created during Britain's industrial boom, this sheet captures the era's fascination with ornate tableware, blending functionality with decorative flair. Rendered in graphite, pen and ink, brush, and wash on a modest...
About the Artist
Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]|Samuel Alcock & Company · 1804–1872
Alfred Henry Forrester, widely known by his pseudonym Alfred Crowquill, was a versatile British illustrator, author, and caricaturist whose whimsical creations captured the Victorian imagination. Born on 10 September 1804 in London to public notary Robert Forrester, he shared a prolific collaboration with his elder brother, Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850), who wrote under the name Hal Willis....