Saturday 7 January 2012

A Herd of Peasant Deer

by Godfrey Blount,
from Arbor Vitae, 1899
I thought it would be interesting, and perhaps a bit of light relief, to look at some popular depictions of the Peasant Arts movement.  Firstly, the deer.  They are often paired either side of a tree creating a symmetry.  In other examples running deer are shown leaping through the air.

Side-board cloth by the Haslemere Weaving Industry,
The Artist, November 1897



Detail of Haslemere Weaving exhibit from a postcard,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum
Detail of a chest with panels of Gesso by Godfrey Blount,
The Artist, September 1897
Detail of a ceiling for a Gate House, by Godfrey BlountThe Craftsmen, Vol 12, April 1907-September 1907

Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze at Sandhouse, Witley
from RIBA's Francis Troup archive

Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze at Sandhouse, Witley
from RIBA's Francis Troup archive


Detail of Godfrey Blount plaster frieze
from T.D.L. Thomas, ‘Rustic Renaissance: Arts and Crafts in Haslemere’, 
Country Life, April 15, 1982
Detail of Peasant Arts Guild motto, designed by Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum
Deer design by Godfrey Blount
from Arbor Vitae, 1899
Pattern detail by Godfrey Blount
from Arbor Vitae, 1899
Detail of Peasant Arts greeting card
designed by Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

from Blount, Godfrey, Arbor Vitae, 1899

from Blount, Godfrey, Arbor Vitae, 1899

Detail of talisman card
by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum


Haslemere Peasant Tapestry,
designed by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum
Detail of picture hanging in the on a wall behind Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler

A spotty deer?
Detail from a magic lantern slide by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler
Detail of talisman card by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

Detail from a magic lantern slide by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of the Dartford Warbler

Detail from a talisman by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

2 comments:

  1. This is such a great blog, so glad I discovered it! I left a comment on another earlier post (on the Healthy and Artistic Dress Union), but wasn't sure if you got notifications. So I thought I'd wave at you here too. Would love to be in touch and trade information!

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  2. Hello & thank you! I'm not online everyday, so apologies for the delayed response.

    Kate

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