Three original coloured lithographs from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68).
Plates no. I, II, III
Size: 33 x 23 cms or 13 x 9 inches.
Plate No. 1 shows Cloth from Tahiti and The Sandwich Islands; matting from Tongotabu, The Friendly Islands and cloth made from paper mulberry from The Feejee Islands.
Plate No. II shows ornament from South America, The Sandwich Islands, Owhyhee (Hawaii), the New Hebrides; The South Sea Islands, Tahiti, The Friendly Islands and New Zealand.
Plate no 3. Shows various tribal objects. 1. A club from Owhyhee (Hawaii). 2. A club from The Sandwich Islands. 3. A weapon, patoo-patoo, from New Zealand. 4. An adze from Tahiti. 5. A paddle from New. Zealand. 6. A pajee, or war club, from New Zealand. 7. A war club from the South Sea Islands. 8. The handle from the New Zealand paddle. 9. A club from The Feejee Islands.
Sheets describing the ornament are attached .
Condition: The plates are, but for small marks on their white bordersfresh. The paper upon which they are printed is slightly tanned.
