DOI Heft:
No. 7 (October, 1893)
DOI Artikel:Vallance, Aymer: The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society at the New Gallery, 1893
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17189#0035
The Arts and Crafts Exhibition, 1893
admirable that I do not hazard the suggestion
that a more natural colour would be any im-
provement. The piano-back of embroidered
satin, with convolvulus flowers and leaves in
applique, drawn by Reginald Hallward, is a grace-
ful composition, lost, however, in the working
by too uniform colouring. But the same de-
signer's counterpane, with an oval panel in the
centre, is both original and handsome. So also
is a panel of applique and embroidery, designed
by Charles Cleverly. The birds in it are rather
involved, but the rich combination of gold, green
and blue is very charming. A panel, mounted
for a fire-screen, from Reginald Blomfield's de-
sign, combines the ultra-rigid forms of a Dutch
garden with realistically treated honeysuckle and
columbines, and therefore, in spite of Denise
Burra's exquisite embroidering, is not satisfac-
tory to me. As a piece of decorative design,
Philip Burne-Jones' The Tree that Eve Planted,
three trees embroidered in white, green and
red respectively, all on a blue background, is a
quite successful work, notwithstanding the strong
colouring. A cloth, described as an altar-cloth,
though it would be more suitable for a lavabo
" Tel'it Po,}scn Dcmendra Grand
Pout [/a Que Dieoc Uu 7'rete Vie
GLASS BOWL. DESIGNED BY ELEANOR C. F. WARRE,
EXECUTED BY JAMES POWELL AND SONS,
SKETCHED BY ALAN WRIGHT
towel, designed by Louis Davis, is embroidered
at the ends with an uncommon-looking floral
pattern in pale red, white and gold. A tea-
cloth, embroidered in white with a pattern of
acorns, designed by E. W. Gimson, is plain and
good of its kind. One, more effective than the
last, designed by J. M. Maclaren, has a border
of the simplest character, relieved at intervals
by bright red berries, a scheme of colouring so
audacious as to be justified only by its success.
Four embroidered cloths by Miss Lucas, though
very carefully worked, are in no way remark-
able for design, except one which has a cer-
tain attractiveness by reason of the manifold
reiteration of a little square patch of carnations.
To the same device of repetition is mainly due
the beauty of a sofa-back with little sprigs of
chrysanthemums, drawn by Heywood Sumner.
This artist has further designed, in excellent
taste, the embroidery for the back and seat of
a chair designed by Reginald Blomfield, and
also a tea-cloth with a border of peacocks and
birds, which is very handsome in cut, button-
holed and drawn work. The embroidered panel
for a dress, designed by W. Reynolds-Stephens,
is steely enough to have suited David Copper-
field's step-aunt, while the design, like that of
a hand-screen and set of doilies, by Lewis F.
Day, is bald and meagre to a degree. Three
doilies, embroidered by May Field, show much
more design. The set, Flora's Retinue (page 28),
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DESIGN FOR A TITLE-PAGE. BY FRANCIS W. BEDFORD
admirable that I do not hazard the suggestion
that a more natural colour would be any im-
provement. The piano-back of embroidered
satin, with convolvulus flowers and leaves in
applique, drawn by Reginald Hallward, is a grace-
ful composition, lost, however, in the working
by too uniform colouring. But the same de-
signer's counterpane, with an oval panel in the
centre, is both original and handsome. So also
is a panel of applique and embroidery, designed
by Charles Cleverly. The birds in it are rather
involved, but the rich combination of gold, green
and blue is very charming. A panel, mounted
for a fire-screen, from Reginald Blomfield's de-
sign, combines the ultra-rigid forms of a Dutch
garden with realistically treated honeysuckle and
columbines, and therefore, in spite of Denise
Burra's exquisite embroidering, is not satisfac-
tory to me. As a piece of decorative design,
Philip Burne-Jones' The Tree that Eve Planted,
three trees embroidered in white, green and
red respectively, all on a blue background, is a
quite successful work, notwithstanding the strong
colouring. A cloth, described as an altar-cloth,
though it would be more suitable for a lavabo
" Tel'it Po,}scn Dcmendra Grand
Pout [/a Que Dieoc Uu 7'rete Vie
GLASS BOWL. DESIGNED BY ELEANOR C. F. WARRE,
EXECUTED BY JAMES POWELL AND SONS,
SKETCHED BY ALAN WRIGHT
towel, designed by Louis Davis, is embroidered
at the ends with an uncommon-looking floral
pattern in pale red, white and gold. A tea-
cloth, embroidered in white with a pattern of
acorns, designed by E. W. Gimson, is plain and
good of its kind. One, more effective than the
last, designed by J. M. Maclaren, has a border
of the simplest character, relieved at intervals
by bright red berries, a scheme of colouring so
audacious as to be justified only by its success.
Four embroidered cloths by Miss Lucas, though
very carefully worked, are in no way remark-
able for design, except one which has a cer-
tain attractiveness by reason of the manifold
reiteration of a little square patch of carnations.
To the same device of repetition is mainly due
the beauty of a sofa-back with little sprigs of
chrysanthemums, drawn by Heywood Sumner.
This artist has further designed, in excellent
taste, the embroidery for the back and seat of
a chair designed by Reginald Blomfield, and
also a tea-cloth with a border of peacocks and
birds, which is very handsome in cut, button-
holed and drawn work. The embroidered panel
for a dress, designed by W. Reynolds-Stephens,
is steely enough to have suited David Copper-
field's step-aunt, while the design, like that of
a hand-screen and set of doilies, by Lewis F.
Day, is bald and meagre to a degree. Three
doilies, embroidered by May Field, show much
more design. The set, Flora's Retinue (page 28),
23
DESIGN FOR A TITLE-PAGE. BY FRANCIS W. BEDFORD