Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 81
nd wreaths of artificial flowers arepainted in a lighter tone, and occur between the richerlambrequins (Fig. 54). Richly ornamented coats-of-arms, HISTORIC OENAMENf. or baskets of flowers and cornucopias, occupy the centres(Fig. 55). The beautiful plate in the Kensington Museum(Fig. 56) is unique… … Fig. 56.—Plateau. Rouen Ware. (S. K. M.) and a warm reddish yellow is sometimes also used. Theornament is pseudo-Chinese, and is a Norman developmentof Oriental forms with some Italian influences which arereminiscences of the decoration brought by the Conradebrothers from Genoa to Nevers. Some of…
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