Nature in ornament; an enquiry into the natural element in ornamental design & a survey of the ornamental treatment of natural forms (1902)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 121
in-dicated by the shape of his dish, seems tohave arrived as a matter of course at arosette suggesting a flower, and calling forsomething like a leaf in connection with it. It is not by any means in the scroll alonethat we trace the influence of nature in orna-ment. It is quite a common thing in… … 27. Conventional Chinese flower forms. of flower forms, evenly diapered over the dish,and yet conforming to the idea of growth.The Oriental influence is seen again inPlate 21, where the ornament, far removedas it is from nature, conveys quite clearlythe idea of a nosegay. Forms only…
Decoration and ornament · Nature (Esthetics)
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