Plate 87: Table, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Photostatic reproduction of plate 87 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 a design for a table, with a frieze with a square-edged interlacing strip under the top, flanked below by a thinner strip with thin scrolling leaves and a pattern of abstract geometric motifs. The legs are made up of interlacing tree branches, with motifs that assimilate roots on the bottom.
