DOI issue:
No. 82 (January, 1900)
DOI article:British decorative art in 1899, and the Arts And Crafts Exhibition, [4]
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.19783#0291
Arts and Crafts
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:'-"V^^^^'^^^^^'^'^-^ ^^^""^'"•■^iV;-'^^-'4-:'v: -' ^' ■' ^ while the background spaces are executed with
j&ggglf' ifcJ^i a punching tool. The front of the chest and
;$§!§' the inside of the lid are the only parts so treated.
This type of decoration is a revival of the method
employed in old Flemish dower-chests. The
f?'^P f^^S^^f&^^S^f design is mainly original, but certain portions,
..'fiJlEl! SV^jil ^Sifj| such as the borders, are adaptations from old
......work. As for the two panels, though the general
composition and grouping of the figures is the
artist's own, certain details of costume and
accessories were suggested by manuscripts and
iffi „v , , ' • ■• • *» • - early printed books of the fifteenth century.
All his professional life Mr. William Aumonier
has been engaged in preparing working drawings
and in executing sculptured work for architects,
the amount of stone sculpture far exceeding that
of the wood carving undertaken by him. But since
cuspings is of mahogany, decorated by Miss Gere comparatively few architects care or dare to cast
with gesso and gilded by her as well. The details aside thg shac]des of the recognised historic styles>
of the foliated gesso ornament were designed by hig opportunities for giving rein t0 his inventive-
Mr. Charles Gere ; while the stones-carbuncle, nesf. Qn the ^ of the examples reproduced are
amethysts, and crystals-were set by Mrs. Gaskin. necessarily rare. Nevertheless, he does try, when-
The six little panels are the work of Mr. Southall £ver he seef. an Qpenin& tQ jnfuse SQme ]dnd £)f
himself and are executed in tempera in strong ,■ • ■ •■, ,-, j • . , ■ . ■ • ,„„.,
r . b living individuality and interest into his work, even
colours, with ultramarine background, all painted , • , , . A____, „
' though inexorable circumstances demand a mere
upon a grounding of gold.
The cut-work in linen was .' . -...........•-.
carried out by the artist's
mother to his designs. It ■ —
is of the kind named ' ■ ', V
Reticella, or otherwise ■ ■ f ■'■■■■./
"Greek lace," from the \_ V, f, M '•' y
fact that during the seven- 1 ' ?f f
teenth century its produc-
tion was a speciality in the
islands of the Grecian
Archipelago. It differs
from drawn work in that V
the open part is first cut \
away altogether and the 1
space then ornamented • u
with the pattern, con- 1
structed stitch by stitch f,J
with a needle. The l
material used is " Langdale
linen," so-called because
it is both hand-spun and
hand-woven in the cottages
of that district.
Notwithstanding Mrs.
Rawnsley's walnut chest : j|
might, at first sight, be
mistaken for wood-carving, study for a panel by j. e. southall
263
greek lace. designed by j. e. southall
executed by mrs. southall
..............;...... - .......... • it is, in fact, incised with a poker-work point,
:'-"V^^^^'^^^^^'^'^-^ ^^^""^'"•■^iV;-'^^-'4-:'v: -' ^' ■' ^ while the background spaces are executed with
j&ggglf' ifcJ^i a punching tool. The front of the chest and
;$§!§' the inside of the lid are the only parts so treated.
This type of decoration is a revival of the method
employed in old Flemish dower-chests. The
f?'^P f^^S^^f&^^S^f design is mainly original, but certain portions,
..'fiJlEl! SV^jil ^Sifj| such as the borders, are adaptations from old
......work. As for the two panels, though the general
composition and grouping of the figures is the
artist's own, certain details of costume and
accessories were suggested by manuscripts and
iffi „v , , ' • ■• • *» • - early printed books of the fifteenth century.
All his professional life Mr. William Aumonier
has been engaged in preparing working drawings
and in executing sculptured work for architects,
the amount of stone sculpture far exceeding that
of the wood carving undertaken by him. But since
cuspings is of mahogany, decorated by Miss Gere comparatively few architects care or dare to cast
with gesso and gilded by her as well. The details aside thg shac]des of the recognised historic styles>
of the foliated gesso ornament were designed by hig opportunities for giving rein t0 his inventive-
Mr. Charles Gere ; while the stones-carbuncle, nesf. Qn the ^ of the examples reproduced are
amethysts, and crystals-were set by Mrs. Gaskin. necessarily rare. Nevertheless, he does try, when-
The six little panels are the work of Mr. Southall £ver he seef. an Qpenin& tQ jnfuse SQme ]dnd £)f
himself and are executed in tempera in strong ,■ • ■ •■, ,-, j • . , ■ . ■ • ,„„.,
r . b living individuality and interest into his work, even
colours, with ultramarine background, all painted , • , , . A____, „
' though inexorable circumstances demand a mere
upon a grounding of gold.
The cut-work in linen was .' . -...........•-.
carried out by the artist's
mother to his designs. It ■ —
is of the kind named ' ■ ', V
Reticella, or otherwise ■ ■ f ■'■■■■./
"Greek lace," from the \_ V, f, M '•' y
fact that during the seven- 1 ' ?f f
teenth century its produc-
tion was a speciality in the
islands of the Grecian
Archipelago. It differs
from drawn work in that V
the open part is first cut \
away altogether and the 1
space then ornamented • u
with the pattern, con- 1
structed stitch by stitch f,J
with a needle. The l
material used is " Langdale
linen," so-called because
it is both hand-spun and
hand-woven in the cottages
of that district.
Notwithstanding Mrs.
Rawnsley's walnut chest : j|
might, at first sight, be
mistaken for wood-carving, study for a panel by j. e. southall
263
greek lace. designed by j. e. southall
executed by mrs. southall