Seven Designs for Decorated Plates
![Seven Designs for Decorated Plates by Samuel Alcock & Company|Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/seven-designs-for-decorated-plates-394822.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(22)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department, *Seven Designs for Decorated* (1845–55) offers a delightful window into Victorian ornamental design. Created by Samuel Al & Company in collaboration with Alfred Henry Forresterbetter known by his pseudonym Alfred Crowquill, a noted illustrator—this pen-and-ink drawing heightened with watercolor spans 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches (42.5 x 29 cm). Acquired through The Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 1956, it exemplifies the fusion of fine art and commercial craft. These seven intricate patterns were likely preparatory sketches for decorating p...
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