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Ornament & Design

5,941 works

Pen drawing of a tall rectangular mirror with an arched pediment and garlands, set above a side table with an urn motif.

Design for a Rectangular Mirror over a Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil design drawing of an ornate oval mirror with candle sconces above a side table with figural legs.

Design for an Oval Mirror over a Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Narrow drawing of a pilaster with stacked grotesque candelabra, scrollwork and small masks in brown ink and wash.

Design for a Pilaster with Two Candelabra Grotesques and Three Masks

Giuseppe Salviati, ca. 1540-60

Etched ornamental print with a blank central cartouche surrounded by grotesque scrollwork, lion masks, foliage and birds.

Cartouche omgeven door moresken, in de linker en rechter bovenhoek hangt een mascaron

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved ornamental print with an empty central cartouche surrounded by interlaced moresque strapwork and scrolls.

Cartouche omgeven door moresken op een rustica-achtig fond

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved ornamental print with a blank oval cartouche with rope edge, surrounded by interlaced moresque strapwork and lion ma

Ovale cartouche met een koordrand, omgeven door moresken

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved ornamental print with a blank central cartouche surrounded by strapwork, masks, birds, goat heads and fruit garlands

Cartouche in een omlijsting van rol- en beslagwerk

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1555

Engraved double cartouche with a coat of arms, Latin inscription, skulls, crossed bones, scythes and shovels.

Dubbele cartouche, in de bovenste cartouche bevindt zich een wapen

Pieter van der Heyden, 1567

Pencil drawing of a tall cabinet in front and end elevation, with a decorative pediment, drawer pulls and paneled doors.

Design for a Cabinet

W. Strong, 1883

Pencil drawing of the south elevation of a Victorian house with a tall conical tower and gabled roofs.

Design for a House, South Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil architectural drawing of a Victorian house front elevation with a turret, porch, and two floor plans.

Design for a House, Front Elevation and Plans

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil drawing of a wood-clad house rear elevation with gabled dormers, a chimney, and a spire, dated January 1883.

Design for a House, Back Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil drawing of a north elevation of a wood-sided house with a tall spire tower, porch, and gabled roofs.

Design for a House, North Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Ink and wash design drawing of a fireplace with ornate scrolled mantel, hob grate with baluster bar, and plan view below.

Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1814

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate fireplace grate with urn finials, scrolled supports, and lion medallions.

Design for Cast-iron Grate with Green Metal Surround

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, ca. 1814

Grey wash design drawing of a fireplace with winged griffins on pedestals, acanthus scrolls, and a central baluster.

Design for Cast-iron Grate in Rococo Style with Putti Fire Dogs

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, ca. 1814

Watercolor design of a fireplace with a cast-iron grate, perforated fire basket, and green ornamental border.

Design for Cast-iron Grate with Eagles Grasping Snakes

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, ca. 1814

Watercolor design of a curved cast-iron fireplace grate in a green scrolled surround, numbered 520.

Design for Cast-iron Grate, Elevation and Plan

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1814

Ink and wash drawing of a fireplace design with a cast-iron grate, putto-topped fire dogs, and an ornate urn above.

Design for a Cast-iron Grate

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, ca. 1814

Pen drawing of a symmetrical neoclassical ceiling design with a central circular medallion, scrolls, garlands and urn panels.

Design for an Oblong Ceiling with an Oval Centre

James Wyatt, 18th-19th century

Watercolor design elevation of a Gothic-style white marble chimney piece with carved overmantel and flanking pilasters.

Design for a Chimney Piece in a "Jacobethan" style, for the Drawingroom at Grendon Hall, Warwickshire

Joseph Potter, 1825

Hand-colored print of a young woman with powdered hair holding a miniature portrait, framed in an oval with foliage and blue

The Marriage Presents

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1770s

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical foliage frieze with scrolls, ivy leaves, and bellflowers inside a double-ruled border.

Design for Frieze of Foliage

Thomas Pether, 1770-79

Oval print of a young woman with curled powdered hair in a white gown before blue drapery, within a gilded laurel frame.

Charms of the Morning

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1777

Pencil and wash drawing of a triangular pediment with a seated armoured woman holding a spear, flanked by putti.

Design for a Pediment

Bouget, ca. 1700

Pen and watercolor architectural drawing of a spire top cross with lead cap, with north and south elevations and handwritten

Design for a Cross Supported by Lead Roof Cap, for Belleaw Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a gate's top section with gilt finials, blue scrolls, a green arch and handwritten color notes.

Design for Top Portion of a Gate, Full-Size

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Engraved ornamental design for a goblet with a central face in a beaded headdress, surrounded by scrolls and flowers.

Plate 2, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604

Watercolor design drawing of a floral church bracket with side elevation and plan views, labeled with scale.

Design for Floral Brackets for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Etched ornamental design for a goblet with cherub heads, scrollwork, and acanthus leaves, numbered 3.

Plate 3, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P., 1604