Plate 79: Brackets, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Plate 79 of 'A New Book of Chinese Designs', consisting of a title page, index, and 120 plates, etched and published in 1754 by the British caricaturist, printseller and ornamental engraver Matthew Darly, in collaboration with George Edwards. The book consists of a variety of ornamental and costume designs of Chinese inspiration, some of them copies of the original works (including the title).
This plate consists of two designs for brackets. On the left, the first design is made up of scrolling motifs and small, scrolling leaves, forming a triangular shape, above which is a frieze with cartouches on the lower edge and oval shapes with geometric patterns in it; a bell hangs from the leaves on the right side. The second design, on the right, is made up of scrolling motifs and thin bars that form a geometric pattern on the back, with clusters of small, scrolling leaves on the corners, and with a platform on top, fences by a frieze with oval motifs with geometric patterns.
