Saturday 25 February 2012

Peasant People

People rarely feature in the peasant tapestries but Godfrey Blount appeared to have made numerous pieces of furniture with gesso decorations depicting people, and also woodcarving designs as shown in The Artist in September 1897.  Arbor Vitae contains a number of pen and ink drawings of people.  There are not many clothes between them.


detail from 'design for a wood carving' from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.424

'Panel in plaster' from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.424

'A panel filling' from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.425


detail from Godfrey Blount's Arbor Vitae, Fifield, 1899


detail from 'design for a bookplate' from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.425

detail of 'front view of chest, with panel in gesso'  from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.426

Detail from 'a hanging cupboard, with panels in gesso'
from 'Mr Godfrey Blount', The Artist, September 1897, p.427

Detail from 'a hanging cupboard, with details and decoration in gesso',
from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.428

'A cartoon' from 'Mr Godfrey Blount',
The Artist, September 1897, p.430

Detail from "The lonely boat" , designed by Godfrey Blount,
'peasant tapestry for centre of bed spread', The Artist,
November 1897,  p.557

Detail from 'banner of peasant tapestry' The Artist,
November 1897,  p.562 
Godfrey Blount's Arbor Vitae, Fifield, 1899
detail from Peasant Arts Christmas Card,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum


Arbor Vitae, ibid

Arbor Vitae, ibid

Arbor Vitae, ibid

Arbor Vitae, ibid
Arbor Vitae, ibid
Arbor Vitae, ibid


Arbor Vitae, ibid
Arbor Vitae, ibid



Arbor Vitae, ibid
Arbor Vitae, ibid

Arbor Vitae, ibid

detail of Talisman card by Godfrey Blount,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum

detail from Peasant Arts Christmas card,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum







Wednesday 15 February 2012

A copse of Peasant Trees

A collection of Peasant Arts art would not be complete without some trees.
from Arbor Vitae, Arthur Fifield, 1899

Tree of Life by Godfrey Blount, 1896
V&A Museum
from Blount (ibid)

detail from foot curtains of peasant tapestry from an oak bedstead,
 designed by Mrs Godfrey Blount, The Artist, November 1897

detail from head curtains of peasant tapestry from an oak bedstead,
 designed by Mrs Godfrey Blount, The Artist, November 1897

Curtains of peasant tapestry designed by Godfrey Blount,
The Artist, November 1897

Peasant Tapestry Wall Hanging, designed by Godfrey Blount
from Studio International, vol 29, p.125

detail of wooden trunk, designed by Godfrey Blount
from Studio International, vol 29, p.126




Saturday 4 February 2012

A Flock of Peasant Birds


designed by Godfrey Blount


Detail of Peasant Tapestry Wall-Hanging,
designed by Godfrey Blount,
Studio International, vol 29

Handwoven linen coverlet, designed by Godfrey Blount
from Studio International, vol 29

from Ethel Blount's Gifts of St Nicholas: a Study of Toys 
'Revolutionary geese', Ethel Blount, ibid
by Ethel Blount, ibid

detail from talisman card by Godfrey Blount
plasterwork by Godfrey Blount

a pair of cranes, plasterwork by Godfrey Blount
plasterwork by Godfrey Blount

a pair of eagles, plasterwork by Godfrey Blount

a cockerel, plasterwork by Godfrey Blount
A dove, plasterwork by Godfrey Blount

freehand plasterwork by Godfrey Blount,
 The Craftsmen, Vol 12, April 1907-September 1907

detail of piece by the Haslemere Weaving Industry,
reproduced courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum



from Godfrey Blount's Arbor Vitae, Fifield, 3rd edition, 1910

from Arbor Vitae (ibid)
from Arbor Vitae (ibid)

ibid

detail of talisman card, by Godfrey Blount


detail from talisman card, by Godfrey Blount

detail from talisman card, by Godfrey Blount

detail from Christmas card, by Godfrey Blount

detail from talisman card, by Godfrey Blount

detail of peasant tapestry, 
detail from embroidered panel, Godfrey Blount 1896, V&A Museum


detail from peasant tapestry,
designed by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of
Haslemere Educational Museum
detail from peasant tapestry,
designed by Godfrey Blount
reproduced courtesy of
Haslemere Educational Museum



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