A Herd of Peasant Deer

by Godfrey Blount,
from Arbor Vitae, 1899

I thought it would be interesting, and perhaps a bit of light relief, to look at some popular depictions of the Peasant Arts movement.  Firstly, the deer.  They are often paired either side of a tree creating a symmetry.  In other examples running deer are shown leaping through the air.

Side-board cloth by the Haslemere Weaving Industry,
The Artist, November 1897

Detail of Haslemere Weaving exhibit from a postcard,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Detail of a chest with panels of Gesso by Godfrey Blount,
The Artist, September 1897

Detail of a ceiling for a Gate House, by Godfrey BlountThe Craftsmen, Vol 12, April 1907-September 1907

Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze at Sandhouse, Witley

from RIBA's Francis Troup archive

Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze at Sandhouse, Witley
from RIBA's Francis Troup archive

Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance: Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, 
Country Life, April 15, 1982

Detail of Peasant Arts Guild motto, designed by Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Deer design by Godfrey Blount
from Arbor Vitae, 1899

Pattern detail by Godfrey Blount
from Arbor Vitae, 1899

Detail of Peasant Arts greeting card
designed by Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

from Blount, Godfrey, Arbor Vitae, 1899

from Blount, Godfrey, Arbor Vitae, 1899

Detail of talisman card
by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Haslemere Peasant Tapestry,
designed by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Detail of picture hanging in the on a wall behind Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler

A spotty deer?
Detail from a magic lantern slide by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler

Detail of talisman card by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Detail from a magic lantern slide by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler

Detail from a talisman by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum