Drawn title page inscribed "Alfred Crowquill [Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872], Original Designs for Pottery and Porcelain, ca. 1845–1855," with Drawing of Lily Cup
![Drawn title page inscribed "Alfred Crowquill [Alfred Henry Forrester, 1804–1872], Original Designs for Pottery and Porcelain, ca. 1845–1855," with Drawing of Lily Cup by Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]|Samuel Alcock & Company](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/drawn-title-page-inscribed-alfred-crowquill-394792.webp)
Medium
Pen and ink, watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Dimensions
sheet: 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 in. (42.5 x 29 cm) drawing mount: 6 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (16.2 x 18.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Albums
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(1)
Tags
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....