Victorian Foliate Jacquard Shawl

$175.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

An art shawl inspired by The Met collection. The lush foliate pattern adorning the border of this shawl evokes Chandos (ca. 1873), an elaborate textile design by Owen Jones (British, 1809–1874). Though Jones was a trained architect, his best-known legacy is perhaps The Grammar of Ornament , a book of design principles and international decorative motifs published in 1856. An inspirational guide for designers, Jones's book maintained significant influence throughout the second half of the 19th century. Our…