Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington Museum and other collections
Dimensions
(h x w x d): 34.2 x 25 x 4.5cm
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Accession Number
NK1483 .J7 1867 Q
Art Historical Context
Published in 1867, *Examples of Chinese Ornament* represents a key moment in the Victorian era’s growing fascination with global decorative traditions. Compiled with contributions from designer Owen Jones and publishers S. & T. Gilbert, the volume gathers ornamental motifs drawn from Chinese objects then held in the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert) and other collections. Jones, already renowned for his influential *Grammar of Ornament* (1856), used such publications to champion the careful study of historical and non-Western patterns as a foundation for modern design. Mea...
About the Artist
S. & T. Gilbert|Owen Jones (British|British) · 1800 |1809 –1900 |1874
London|British, London 1809–1874 London