The Constance Spry floral display stand at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 1955. Spry titles the photograph in 'Party Flowers', " Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, arranged for the Chelsea Flower Show, May, 1955.
Autumn : Groups of berries, dried leaves, bracken, ferns, flowers and seed heads, spires of acanthus flowers at centre, beech and sweet-chestnut leaves preserved in glycerine, and massed dried hydrangeas.
Winter : Bare branches, variegated holly, cones, and a forsaken brid's nest filled with snow - the branches dusted with artificial snow and decorated with icicles, holly supplemented with artificial berries."
Also exhibited are flower vases designed by Spry.
Image from a Constance Spry photograph album, Ref: 2019.265.10
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