Studio: international art (9.1897)

The Arts and Crafts

EMBROIDERED CUSHION

DESIGNED BY WALTER CRANE. EXECUTED BY MRS. CRANE

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seem almost to have
brought atmosphere
into wood-carving ; not
in imitative fashion, but
in a suggestive way that
makes no canon of the
art. But unluckily this
is all lost in the exhi-
bition where this beauti-
ful panel is practically
invisible. The rest of
Mr. George Frampton's
exhibits will be noticed
hereafter. As a piece
of colour, the American
walnut accords most
harmoniously with the
beaten copper surfaces
immediately surround-

sibly Hindu-Persian art is distantly suggested by ing the opening destined for the fireplace itself,
the capitals of the columns, and the canopied Perhaps the fire-irons are not quite simple
niches ; but, if so, it is
the spirit and not the 'nt-
letter which has been
studied. The touch of
domesticity supplied by
the two seats, with backs
that remind one of com-
fortable old - fashioned
chairs, prevents one from
describing the whole
structure as monumental.
As it is designed for a
house in Diisseldorf, the
legend in the characters
of Teutonic design must
be passed without pro-
test ; but one could have
well spared it. With
this single exception,
nothing but sheer un-
qualified praise may be
bestowed. Mr. Towns-
end's design is worthy of
the very beautiful carving
that Mr. Frampton has
wrought so cunningly.
The low relief of the large
panel (page 50) is as good

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in its own way as anything
the creator of The Vision
has given us. Indeed,
the subtle modelling of

0 EMBROIDERED BOOK-COVER '

the distant trees WOuld DESIGNED BY WALTER CRANE. EXECUTED BY MRS. CRANE

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