Figure 6. Ornamental motifs that evoke the “mental conception” of a leaf-bud.

Figure 6. Ornamental motifs that evoke the “mental conception” of a leaf-bud. Plate II from Dresser, _The Art of Decorative Design_ (1862). Courtesy of the Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries.

Figure 6. Ornamental motifs that evoke the “mental conception” of a leaf-bud.

Figure 9. Dresser, ornamental patterns with bi-lateral symmetry, suitable for wall coverings. Figure 3. Dresser, motif “translating” “God Save the Queen” into visual form.