Design for Plate with Cyclamen, Amadee de Caranza, 1875-85. "The vogue for planting flower beds near doorsteps narrowed the distance between garden and house, and flowers readily found their way into the home not only to be arranged in bouquets or pictured in still lifes but also adapted as decoration for all manner of domestic goods as well as walls and ceilings. At the same time, the role gardens claimed as an extension of the household prompted designers to extend their creativity out of doors. They found common ground in the allure of exotic exports." |
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