Ornate Collection (page 14)

Design for a ceiling in a living-room, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling in a living-room, Italy, (1928). About 1820-1840...Design for a ceiling by Giuseppe Borsato...Borsato [1770-1840] was professor of ornamental art at the Venice Academy

Design for interior decoration, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for interior decoration, France, (1928). End of 18th Century. After an aquarelle pen-and-ink drawing. Plate CIX, fig 205

Design for mural decoration, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for mural decoration, Italy, (1928). 2nd Quarter of 18th Century... Probably by a member of the family of stucco workers Bossi which was also considerably employed in Germany

Design for a ceiling-painting, Netherlands, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling-painting, Netherlands, (1928). Beginning of 18th Century... Daniel Marot [1661-1752, born in Paris] had to flee to Amsterdam in 1685 owing to the revocation of the Edict of

Foliage border design, Germany, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Foliage border design, Germany, (1928). About 1790. After an aquarelle pen-and-ink drawing. Plate CVIII, fig 204, from " An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to

Design for a ceiling in a theatre, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling in a theatre, Italy, (1928). About 1820-1840...Design by Giuseppe Borsato for a theatre (" Teatro Giustiniano")

Design for a ceiling-painting, Austria, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling-painting, Austria, (1928). Last Third of 17th Century...Egidius Schor, b. 1627 at Innsbruck, went to Rome about 1645

Decorative painting in the Louvre, Paris, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Decorative painting in the Louvre, Paris, France, (1928). About 1665...Decorative painting (Grand trumeau, petits trumeaux) in the Gallery of Apollo [Galerie d Apollon]

Design for a dining-room wall, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a dining-room wall, France, (1928). About 1715-1720...Ascribed to Claude Gillot [1673-1722, born in Paris]...known as [Jean-Antoine] Watteaus teacher. After a water-colour

Sketch for decorative painting, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Sketch for decorative painting, France, (1928). About 1650...Sketch for decorative painting, ascribed to Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1617-1662). Doubtlessly executed by an Italian in France

Design for a mural decoration, Germany, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a mural decoration, Germany, (1928). About 1760. After a water-colour. Plate XCIX, fig 192, from " An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to the Middle of

Decoration in the Octagon (Garden Pavilion) in Buckingham Palace, London, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Decoration in the Octagon (Garden Pavilion) in Buckingham Palace, London, (1928). About 1845...The whole design is by Ludwig Gruner, the painting was executed by English artists

Foliage border designs, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Foliage border designs, France, (1928). About 1780. After an aquarelle pen-and-ink drawing. Plate CVIII, figs 202-203, from " An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to

Design for a mural decoration, France, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Design for a mural decoration, France, (1928). About 1740 After an aquarelle pen-and-ink drawing. Plate XCVII, fig 190, from " An Encyclopaedia of Colour Decoration from the Earliest Times to

Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Jupiter, firedog, late 16th century, (1881). Etching of a bronze firedog in the form of the Roman god Jupiter, one of a pair made c1570-1600 by Giuseppe de Levis in Verona, Italy

Designs for grotesque friezes, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Designs for grotesque friezes, 16th century, (1881). Three proposals for architectural ornament, school of Perino del Vaga, Italy. Woodcut after drawings made in Italy, early-mid 16th century

Design for a candelabrum, 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a candelabrum, 16th century, (1881). Italian design for a candlestick, featuring winged sphinxes and garlands. Engraving after a copy of a drawing by Francesco Salviati

Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Creator: John Watkins
Details of Staircase Decoration, c1870s, (1881). Etching of tiles on the West Staircase, leading to the Ceramic Gallery, in the South Kensington Museum in London

Silver table ornament, 1680-1699, (1881). Creator: Thomas Benjamin Kennington
Silver table ornament, 1680-1699, (1881). Etching of an ornament or salt cellar decorated with dolphins, made in the late 17th century by silversmith Sebastian Juvarra of Messina, Sicily

Original design for a vase or ewer, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Original design for a vase or ewer, (1881). A jug or ewer decorated with masks, and naked figures of boys pouring water. Engraving after an undated drawing

Design for a ceiling, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Design for a ceiling, c1860s, (1881). Decorative design for one of the two staircases leading to the lecture theatre at the South Kensington Museum in London

Cup and lid, c1600, (1881). Creator: Js Dominy
Cup and lid, c1600, (1881). Etching of a silver-gilt cup made in Strasburg, Germany, at the beginning of the 17th century

Window grille, 1700-1750, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Window grille, 1700-1750, (1881). Etching of a wrought iron grille made in Germany, early-mid 18th century. From " The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations

Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Creator: A Reid
Design for a lunette with portrait of Prince Albert, c1863, (1881). Decorative double arch and screen surmounted by a mosaic portrait of Albert, Prince Consort (1819-1861)

Design for a wall or ceiling decoration in the grotesque taste, 16th century, (1881). Renaissance design for architectural ornament

Decorative object, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Decorative object, (1881). Design for a bucket. Etching of an ornate object with a handle formed of two dolphins. Below, four mermaids with extended and upraised arms

Nave of Steyning Church, 1835. Creator: Unknown
Nave of Steyning Church, 1835. Norman nave c1160-80 in St Andrew and St Cuthman church, Steyning, West Sussex. From " The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex

Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Creator: W. M. McGill
Silver cup and lid, c1550, (1881). Etching of a silver gilt cup set with onyx cameos, made in Germany in the mid 16th century. The cameos, which show classical heads, may be Roman

Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Creator: J Brooke
Bronze knocker, c1560, (1881). Etching of a door knocker, made in Italy in the mid 16th century. The escutcheon is formed by a lions head in high relief

Pyx, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Pyx, early-mid 19th century, (1881). Etching of a silver-gilt pyx made in a workshop in the Rhineland, Germany. A pyx is a container used to carry the consecrated host (Eucharist)

The Library, Admont Abbey, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
The Library, Admont Abbey, Austria, c1935. The Baroque library at Admont Abbey is the largest monastic library in the world

Altar of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Altar of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell, Styria, Austria, c1935. Shrine containing a wooden image of the Virgin, in the Gnadenkapelle (built in 1690)

Cartouche, mid 16th century, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Cartouche, mid 16th century, (1881). Design for a cartouche framed in strapwork, in the manner of Rosso Fiorentinos stucco work at Fontainebleau

West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). Creators: John Watkins, John R
West Staircase, Leading to the Ceramic Gallery, c1876, (1881). The West Staircase in the South Kensington Museum, decorated with Frank Moodys ceramic tile mosaic pavement

Altar and Reredos Truro Cathedral, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Altar and Reredos Truro Cathedral, 1929. Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall, built between 1880 and 1910 in Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson

View of the Great Imambara, Lucknow, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View of the Great Imambara, Lucknow, 1890. The Bara Imambara was built by Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh in 1784 iwith ornamented Mughal design

The Column of the French, Ravenna, Erected to the Memory of Gaston De Foix, 1890
" The Column of the French, " Ravenna, Erected to the Memory of Gaston De Foix, 1890. Marble stele among cypress trees on left bank of Ronco river

Colonnade of the Mosque of Djamaa-El-Kebir, Algiers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Colonnade of the Mosque of Djamaa-El-Kebir, Algiers, 1890. Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers built in 1097 under Ali ibn Yusuf, one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture

Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Tottenham High Cross, 1820, (c1876). First recorded c1600-1609 by Owen Wood to mark the centre of Tottenham Village, ornamented in Gothic style in 1809

Stairway in Grand Opera House, Paris, France, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Stairway in Grand Opera House, Paris, France, c1900. Stereocard. [J F Jarvis, Washington DC, USA, 1900]

Exquisitely carved ornamentation of a Hindu Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Ceylon, 1902. Temple in the capital of what is now Sri Lanka. Stereocard. [Underwood & Underwood, 1902]

The Dance Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
The Dance Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch. It was built in Baroque style between 1692 and 1760. Stereocard

The Great Banqueting Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Creator: Keystone View Company
The Great Banqueting Hall, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Stockholm Palace is the official residence of the Swedish monarch. It was built in Baroque style between 1692 and 1760. Stereocard

Grand Dining Hall, Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Grand Dining Hall, Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark, 1897. Interior with ornate ceiling. Stereocard. [Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York, 1897]

Holland House, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Holland House, c1876. Jacobean country house in Kensington built 1605 for Sir Walter Cope by architect John Thorpe, a noted gathering-place for Whigs in the 19th century

Queen Carolines Drawing-Room, Kensington Palace, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Queen Carolines Drawing-Room, Kensington Palace, c1876. Kensington Palace, residence of the British Royal Family since 17th century

Delhi. The Dewan-i-Khas, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Delhi. The Dewan-i-Khas, c1910. From " Cities of the Moguls". [Plate Ltd. Ceylon, ]

Satinwood Chair, 1908 Creator: Shirley Slocombe
Satinwood Chair, 1908. Lithographic Print from " A History of English Furniture, the Age of Satinwood" by Percy Macquoid.R.I. [T&A Constable, Edinburgh, 1908]

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