Ten Designs for Decorated Cups
![Ten Designs for Decorated Cups by Samuel Alcock & Company|Alfred Henry Forrester [Alfred Crowquill]](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/ten-designs-for-decorated-cups-394857.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(57)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the inventive world of Victorian design with *Ten Designs for Decorated* (1845–55), a sheet of pen-and-ink drawings enhanced with watercolor by Alfred Henry Forrester, known by his whimsical pseudonym Alfred Crowquill Produced in collaboration with Samuel Alcock Company—a prominent British pottery firm—this work showcases ten intricate cup designs brimming with ornate patterns, from delicate florals to elegant geometric motifs. Measuring 16 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches, it's a testament to the era's fusion of artistry and industry, preserved in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittel...
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