In a previous post (April 2011) I reported on a
Lion in the Attic in the Tapestry Studio on Kings Road. I have now acquired a copy of
Country Life ('Rustic Renaissance: Arts and Crafts in Haslemere', April 1982), and whilst I was disappointed to discover that the article's photograph's were printed in black and white, the photographs are of a much better quality than the photocopies I have previously seen.
The better quality enables details of Godfrey Blount's plasterwork, not previously noticed, to be seen. My favourite being the pair of rabbits hiding in the corner behind the deer.
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Godfrey Blount plaster frieze,
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance:
Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, Country Life, April 15, 1982 |
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Amongst the various 'tree of life' forms in the deer plasterwork detail below, the typical Peasant Arts motif of the grape and vine can be seen.
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Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze,
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance:
Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, Country Life, April 15, 1982 |
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Bunny detail, Godfrey Blount plaster frieze,
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance:
Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, Country Life, April 15, 1982 |
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The Latin wording below is reported by Thomas in Country Life to read as “We owe our knowledge and inspiration to the Greeks and the Barbarians", and I am unable to refute his interpretation.
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detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze,
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance:
Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, Country Life, April 15, 1982 |
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What treasures to find in the attic!
ReplyDeleteSadly I don't have such delights hiding in my attic. It must have been a real revelation back in 1982 when the homeowners found this plasterwork.
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