The collection of prints with images principally of geometric and floral designs for interior wall and floor decoration, plus designs for jewellery and cermaics, and architect drawings. All are in portrait format with descriptive label struck on paper below the image. Printed, at lower left corner is [artist's] name and at right, the printer and number of the print.

Produced for the South Kensington Museum, London (now the Victoria & Albert Museum)

Date is 1882

Trubner & Co was the London agent for the Museum primarily for publications & printed matter. For evidence and documentation of this please refer to the archival files: MRS 8, Correspondence Sent - Trubner & Co. (London), 1884-1890, p.18-22; MRS 303, Recuisitions, 1882-1896 (in bundle of requisitions submitted to Trustees, 23 Dec 1884); and MRS 117/4, Annual Report, 1885, p.26. The letters deal with the acquisition of books & periodicals, orders for specific works & include enclosures in settlements of accounts. Trubner & Co became Messrs Kegan Paul, French & Trubner & Co from the 14 January 1890.

Chromolithograph, 'Fragment of exterior decoration of the wall of one of the mausoleums of Koussam-Ibni-Abassa ', paper/ink, various makers, Russia/England, [1870-1885]

Rectangular sheet of printed paper depicting a detail of a design as an exterior decoration on the wall of one of the mausoleums of Koussam-Ibini-Abassa. Blue, green and brown are the predominant colours used in the design.

Designed: Russia

Made: South Kensington Museum; London, England; 1882


Owned: Trubner & Co;

printed above image u.c. "33."
paper label adhered under plate l.c. "33 & 34. - Fragment of exterior decoration of the wall of one of the / mausoleums of Koussam-Ibin-Abassa, a siant held in great / reverence (died in 629, at Chakh-Zindan, Samarkand), erected / on the tomb of the old Khan-Emir-Moussa. This decoration / presents the appearance of a mosaic of a piece of a tile of / coloured faience cut in design and fastened with cement. This / mausoleum was constructed more that 200 years ago by the / artisans of the country."

97/25/21

554 mm

374 mm