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Design for ornamented verse, 'A Fool Uttereth All His Mind'
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdolate 19th century
William Morris Gallery
Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
This design for ornamented text features a shield emblem surrounded by two wreaths and surmounted by a figure of a dragon. The design is inscribed in ink with a bible verse from Proverbs 29:11, ‘A fool uttereth all his mind: But a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.’ The design is coloured in watercolour in shades of green, brown and blue.
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Details
- Title: Design for ornamented verse, 'A Fool Uttereth All His Mind'
- Creator: Century Guild, Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
- Date Created: late 19th century
- Type: design
- Rights: © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Physical Dimensions: 20.3 x 15.2 cm
- Object Number: A275
- Medium: watercolour on paper
- Credit line: Presented by Miss Constance MacQueen, 1956
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