Fourteen Designs for Decorated Cups, including "Camden", Sevigne" and "Persian" Patterns
![Fourteen Designs for Decorated Cups, including "Camden", Sevigne" and "Persian" Patterns by Samuel Alcock & Company|Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/fourteen-designs-for-decorated-cups-including-394811.webp)
Medium
Pen and ink, watercolor
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(11)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of Victorian Britain, Samuel Alcock & Company, prominent Staffordshire pottery firm, commissioned this exquisite sheet of *Fourteen Designs for Decorated Cups in 1852. Created by illustrator Alfred Henry Forrester, better known by his pseudonym Alfred Crowquill, the showcases intricate patterns like "Camden," "Sévigné," and "Persian." Rendered in pen and ink with watercolor on a generous 16 3/4 x 11 7/16-inch sheet, these designs reflect the era's fusion of artistry and industry, bridging hand-drawn creativity with mass-produced ceramics. Crowquill, celebrated for his wh...
About the Artist
Samuel Alcock & Company|Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill] (British|British) · 1828 |1804 –1859 |1872
British, active ca. 1828–59|British, London 1804–1872 London