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Publisher
Lee and Shepard; Charles T. Dillingham
Publication Date
1887
Description
This is a special series of 47 unglazed tiles modeled by Arthur Osborne. It was published in 1882 as a small, inexpensive booklet and, later, in 1886 as a deluxe edition with a satin cover. The digitized version is of an incomplete deluxe edition of 27 of the plates. Arthur Osborne’s signature, the letter “A” inside a circle, is evident in the bottom right corner of each modeled tile.Photographs of reproduction tiles made after the original plastic sketches of Arthur Osborne. Includes: 1. Eureka -- 3. Monks going to Mass -- 7. An Elizabethan lady -- 8. A courtier of Elizabeth -- 9. 1600 -- 11. Springtime -- 13. Call to breakfast -- 14. Singing school -- 16. Morning -- 17. Evening -- 18. Meditation -- 19. Recognition -- 20. A windy day -- 22. From the Orient -- 24. When the wind blows -- 25. Discussing the matter -- 26. An Egyptian character (The sheik) -- 27. Fading flowers -- 31. When we were boys -- 32. The pathfinders -- 33. Hayfield -- 35. A shepherd -- 36. All the world -- 38. No thoroughfare -- 39. English gypsies -- 42. Going to market -- 44. The windmill.
Note
Library's copy consists of front and back covers and 27 plates. Complete edition has 12 pages of text, including list of Plastic Sketches; Some Comments Upon Plastic Sketches, an essay by Sylvester Baxter; and 47 plates.
Corporate Name Subject
J.G. & J.F. Low (Firm) -- Catalogs
Topical Subject
Sculpture, American; Tiles -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea -- Catalogs; Bas-relief -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea -- Catalogs
Physical Description
1 v. ; 27 x 31 cm.
Genre
books
Local Genre
text; art
Type
Still Image; Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Low Art Tile Book Collection
Source
J.G. & J.F. Low (Firm). 1887. Plastic sketches, of J.G. and J.F. Low. Boston: Lee and Shepard.
File Name
low_plastic.pdf
Disciplines
Architecture | Ceramic Arts | Historic Preservation and Conservation