The South Kensington Museum : examples of the works of art in the museum and of the decorations of the building with brief descriptions
A plate book published in London in 1881 by the South Kensington Museum, printed by S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington as a guide to museum objects with brief descriptions. Its pictures are sepia-toned photographic-style plates of medieval and Renaissance metalwork and carved ivory, with one panel showing a gilt-and-figured altarpiece with pointed Gothic gables, a carved relief of a seated saint in a diamond frame, a pair of arched doors with narrative reliefs, and a dense scrolling wrought-iron gate, offering designers ornament and architectural framing ideas.
