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Frontal of the Country Church, Kings Road, Haslemere
designed by The Tapestry Studio from
Art Journal, February 1911 |
Vine leaves seem to appear in almost every Peasant Arts piece that was not produced by the Haslemere Weaving Industry. I have attempted to collate them all together here, but after a while it got a bit wearing and hence this collection is not complete. The importance of the vine leave design to the Peasant Arts movement cannot be underestimated. It seems intrinsically link
ed to their religious values, encapsulated in the motto "Confortamini et afferte nobis de fructibus terræ" which translates as "Be of good courage, and bring us the fruits of the land".
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'Peasant Tapestry from Haslemere'
from The Artist, May 1901 |
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| Cover of The Vineyard, journal of the Peasant Arts movement |
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Detail of peasant tapestry 'done by beginners' from
The Artist, November 1897 |
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Detail of 'a design for wood carving' by Godfrey Blount
from The Artist, September 1897 |
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A panel filling, by Godfrey Blount
from The Artist, September 1897 |
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Plaster panel by Godfrey Blount
from The Artist, September 1897 |
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A frieze in plaster by Godfrey Blount
from The Artist, September 1897 |
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| Cover of Maude Egerton Hine, by Greville MacDonald, 1927 |
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| 'A classification of leaves' from Arbor Vitae, Blount, Godfrey, Fifield, 1910, 3rd edition |
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| Blount, Godfrey, Arbor Vitae, Fifield, 1910, 3rd edition |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| 'The budding and fruiting of the spiral' detail from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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| from Arbor Vitae (ibid) |
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detail of The Spies, a tapestry designed by Godfrey Blount
c.1900, Victoria & Albert Museum |
Full marks for dedication to duty. It's interesting to compare the stylistic variations. My favourite it the last one of The Spies.
ReplyDeleteThank you. It seemed like a good idea at the time!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the 'peasant tapestry' one, the second picture down. It looks more delicate than the other peasant tapestry pieces I've seen.