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The National Art Library collected drawings for the applied arts from 1852. This example was bought  to be used as a teaching aid by the School of Design (now the Royal College of Art).<br><br><b>Design & Designing</b><br>The influence of engraved ornament can be seen in Fildes' use of delicate pattern for this design. These forms were also used in a set of playing cards designed by Virgil Solis, a goldsmith from Nuremberg, in the early 16th century. The arabesque forms also show the influence of Owen Jones' book <i>The Grammar of Ornament</i> (1856), which was used as a teaching aid in art schools.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Owen Jones (1809-1874) was one of a number of celebrated artists who designed the backs of playing cards for the London firm of De la Rue. Jones used floral motifs as well as drawing on other features from a variety of sources that appeared in his <i>Grammar of Ornament</i>. The label has been signed by Richard Redgrave, who was the head of the National Art Training School in 1863.<br><br><b>Subjects Depicted</b><br>The design incorporates stylised floral forms, which most closely resemble a type of convolvulus.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Fildes, Luke (Sir)","id":"A8385"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Watercolour, bodycolour and gold paint on paper","categories":[{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2006AN2363","2022NE4646"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"LVLE","id":"THES49657"},"free":"","case":"Q","shelf":"12","box":"B"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"designs","id":"AAT102051"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1863","earliest":"1863-01-01","latest":"1863-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"10","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"6.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 10/10/2000 by PaperCons\n\nExisting mount measures H 53cm, W38.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Inscribed in ink on a label stuck on the back of the mount: 'National Scholarship Rich Redgrave Sep 1863'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Designed by Sir Luke Fildes (born in Liverpool, 1843, died in London, 1927)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Design for the backs of playing cards","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nBoth these designs won prizes in the 'National Competition', established in 1863. It provided funds for 15 students annually to study at the National Art Training School at South Kensington. Both these National Scholars became famous.  After studying at South Kensington Luke Fildes became an engraver and successful oil painter.  Kate Greenaway's famous illustrations of children's books were admired by John Ruskin.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["E.1947-1909"],"accessionNumberNum":"1947","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":1909,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP4860","2019LR5835","2019LV6271"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-09","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}