Nearly forgotten but glorious art, envisionings and historical oddments from the back corners of the internet
Floral tiles from William De Morgan to make your entire home feel like you are living inside a greenhouse. Living from 1839 to 1917 De Morgan was a leading light of the Arts and Crafts movement and friend of William Morris.
“Curzon rose trellis.” 1872-1881. Earthenware. Designed by De Morgan and manufactured by his company William De Morgan & Company. Image @ National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Fair use license. via https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/16769/“Small carnations and encircled foliage.” 1872-1881. Earthenware. Designed by De Morgan and manufactured by his company William De Morgan & Company. Image @ National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Fair use license. via https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/16767/“Persian tulips and foliage.”1882-1885. Earthenware. Designed by De Morgan and manufactured by his company William De Morgan & Company. Image @ National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Fair use license. via https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/16768/
On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.
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