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Ornament Plate — L’Animal dans la Décoration
Maurice Pillard Verneuil, 1897
reproductionpre1931-platerights: pending
Verneuil’s creatures bent into ornament — the pattern language the jewelers of 1900 drew from.
Why it matters
The design grammar behind the Art Nouveau jewel, from the movement’s own pattern books.
Notice
The animal and the arabesque trading places mid-line.
Meaning
Style is a bestiary with good manners.
Source
Maurice Pillard Verneuil, L’Animal dans la Décoration, Paris: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1897 (NYPL Digital Collections, 62 plates) view source ↗
Material
mixed
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-pre1931. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
The Art Nouveau Jewel