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Studies In Design, Book
This is a Studies in Design. It was written by Christopher Dresser.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Botanical Expressions.
Studies in Design aimed to “help the decorator” and the “manufacturer of decorated objects” judge the “merit of ornament around them.” Dresser promoted the practice of drawing to understand the symbolism of ornament and its visual impact. The text encourages students to undertake in-person study of flowers, including the lotus, a form that Dresser advises could “give knowledge of historic ornament.” Dresser also pointed students toward the water-tanks at Kew Gardens and Crystal Palace, Syndenham for observation
It is credited Smithsonian Libraries, NK1535 .D77 1876.
- The Grammar Of Ornament, Book, 1856
- lithograph on paper.
- Smithsonian Libraries, NK1175 .J78 1856.
- 139.2018.2
- La Plante Et Ses Applications Ornamentales, Book
- lithograph on paper.
- Gift of Robert Winthrop Chanler, Smithsonian Libraries, NK1560 .G76 1896.
- 139.2018.3
- Book, Floriated Ornament: A Series of Thirty-One Designs
- lithograph on paper with hand-colored plates.
- Gift of Leopold Eidlitz, Smithsonian Libraries, NK1565 .P8X 1849.
- 139.2018.5
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Clutha Vase, ca. 1890
- mold-blown glass.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2012-7-1
- Toast Rack (England)
- silver-plated metal.
- Gift of Miles Lourie.
- 1985-105-1
- Kettle And Stand (England)
- copper, brass, ebony (kettle), wrought iron (stand).
- Museum purchase from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund.
- 1990-167-1-a/d
Its dimensions are
H x W (open book): 26.2 × 40 cm (10 5/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Botanical Expressions.
