Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament

Owen Jones

British · 1809–1874 · Illustrator

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  1. Owen Jones, THE GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENTTHE GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENTLyon & Turnbull · £756≈ $932≈ €857Sign up to see
  2. Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament, 1856, bound chromolithographs with gilt additionsThe Grammar of OrnamentToomey & Co. · $819≈ £640≈ €759Sign up to see

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British architect (1809–1874)

Born 1809, LondonDied 1874, LondonOccupation IllustratorWikidata Q1380862 ↗ULAN 500019483 ↗Museum works 4

Also known as Owen C. Jones, Owen Carter Jones

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Owen Jones, The Grammar of Ornament
The Grammar of Ornamentpublished 1856 · bound volume with 100 chromolithographic plates
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection…
Owen Jones, Armchair
Armchairc. 1867–70 · Mahogany, purpleheart, ebony, harewood, holly, brass, and modern upholstery
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Harry and Maribel G. Blum Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. …
Owen Jones, Sutherland
Sutherland1870/71 · Silk, satin weave with twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Royalties from the Minasian Rug Corporation — publi…
Owen Jones, Panel
Panelc. 1870 · Silk; satin weave with secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Louise Lutz Endowment — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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