The grammar of ornament
Catalogue
- Year
- 1868
- Dimensions
- 157 pages : illustrations, plates ; Height: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Owen Jones
Artist
Design
Owen Jones was a British architect. A versatile architect and designer, he was also one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century. He helped pioneer modern colour theory, and his theories on flat patterning and ornament still resonate with contemporary designers today.
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Curtain of "Sultan" textile
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Chandos
1868 · Woven wool, silk and cotton
Nineveh and Persia No. 1, plate XII from The Grammar of Ornament, 3rd edn.
1868 · Color lithograph
Nineveh and Persia No. 2, plate XIII from The Grammar of Ornament, 3rd edn.
1868 · Color lithographs
Armchair
1867 · Mahogany, purpleheart, ebony, harewood, holly, brass, and modern upholstery
Record
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- Owen Jones
- Year
- 1868
- Dimensions
- 157 pages : illustrations, plates ; Height: 13 3/4 in. (35 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1868-581457
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified