This image shows plate liii (= 53). Jones’ original description of this plate from his “description of the plates” (page 9–15), transcribed literally, using jones’ orthography:
“from an elegant bottle, surface enamel on copper. We have here a natural treatment of flowers, in which the limit of flat treatment may be said to have been reached. The principle of composition is essentially persian, though the scheme of colouring could only be chinese. The elegant border in the centre of the plate marks the neck of the bottle where the swell of the lower half commences. ”
additional hints by commons users:
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the image shows many little scratches, traces of dust etc.;many of these artifacts are already present in the reprint, and must originate either from the original chromolithographic print, or from the offset reproduction process which was needed to produce the reprint. Owen Jones - Examples of Chinese Ornament - 1867 - plate 053 - 300ppi
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