Exhibition of Persian art & curios : the collection formed by J.R. Preece, Esq., C.M.G., late H.B.M.'s Consul General at Ispahan, Persia
A 1913 London catalogue from the Vincent Robinson Galleries, issued for the sale of the Persian art and curios collected by J.R. Preece, former British consul general at Ispahan, and once owned by Charles Lang Freer. The plates photograph ceramic tiles, dishes and carpets in black and white, with numbered plate labels. A designer can take from them the star-and-polygon tile layouts, dense floral and arabesque repeats, and the geometric grid of a carpet border.
