Plate 108: Double & Single Rose, from "A New Book of Chinese Designs"
Etched and published by Matthias Darly British
Artist and publisher George Edwards British
Not on view
Plate 108 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 represents a double and single rose plants, standing on a vase with scallop-edged body with a strip of scrolling motifs, with narrow lip and base made up of leaf scrolls. One large branch with roses scrolls towards the right, and a smaller branch with smaller flowers and flower buds grows upwards. A butterfly flies towards the plants from the right side of the print.
