Owen Jones (1809-74)
Wallpaper sample, called 'Moresque', designed for John Trumble & Co.
1858
Colour print from woodblocks
Given by Miss Catherine Jones, sister of the artist
Museum no. 8341:50

Mathematical research has shown that there are only seventeen types of 'plane symmetry', or in other words, flat repetitive pattern. Egyptian and Islamic ornament employs almost all of these seventeen basic models. Jones's careful study of Egyptian and Islamic design would have given him a rich vocabulary of pattern to use in the design of his wallpapers.