Owen Jones and the V&A Collections

Owen Jones; The Grammar of Ornament; Indian textiles; Great Exhibition of 1851; Henry Cole; South Kensington Museum; Victoria & Albert Museum; design; textiles; wallpaper

  • The Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace

    The Alhambra Court at the Crystal Palace, P.H. Delamotte, 1854, Albumen print from collodion negative. Museum no. 39:315

  • Original drawing for the Grammar of Ornament

    Owen Jones , Original drawing for the Grammar of Ornament (Moresque No. 5), Pen and bodycolour , 1856, V&A: 1616 ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images

  • Measured drawing of the Tower of the Captive

    William Harvey , Measured drawing of the Tower of the Captive, Alhambra, Pen, ink, watercolour and gilding, 1915, V&A: E.1274-1963 ©Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Images

  • The Clarendon Vase

    The Clarendon Vase, Fábrica Platería de Martínez, Madrid, Spain, 1840-41, silver and gold. Museum no. M.28:1-1985

  • Silk design for Warners

    Silk design for Warners, Owen Jones, Spitalfields, London, 1872 (designed), 1874 (woven), Jacquard-woven silk. Museum no. T.94A-1930

  • Ewer and basin

    Ewer and basin, Léon Parvillée, Paris (possibly), about 1870, earthenware with raised slip and enamelled colours. Museum no. C.18&A-1981

    Ewer and basin, Léon Parvillée, Paris (possibly), about 1870, earthenware with raised slip and enamelled colours. Museum no. C.18&A-1981

  • Original drawing for The Grammar of Ornament

    Original drawing for The Grammar of Ornament, Plate XL, Moresque No.2, Owen Jones, England, 1856. Museum no. 1616

    Original drawing for The Grammar of Ornament, Plate XL, Moresque No.2, Owen Jones, England, 1856. Museum no. 1616

  • Tile decoration from the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

    Tile decoration from the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Ernest Richmond, 1874-1924, watercolour. Museum no. E.2023-1924

    Tile decoration from the Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Ernest Richmond, 1874-1924, watercolour. Museum no. E.2023-1924