Dr. Christopher Dresser (Scottish, 1834-1904) possessed a combination of qualities rarely seen: he was a practical genius. Dresser's imagination seems to have known no bounds; he applied it to the design of hundreds of objects in a dozen mediums. Although his lifetime paralleled almost exactly the reign of Queen Victoria, some of his work was so un-Victorian that it could be mistaken for the best industrial design of the 1930s. "Industrial design" is a key clue to Dresser's practical aspect: while he did not coin the term, he was the first industrial designer--the first to bring together mass production and design in the sense we know it. In diametric contrast to that of the Arts and Crafts designers, Dresser's work was intended from its conception to be machine-made. Suddenly, fine things were not exclusively for the rich. The new field of industrial design led to an explosive rise in consumer culture, and to geographic and demographic change across the social classes. One dozen assorted cream-colored embossed cards (3 each of 4 designs) with white envelopes in a decorative box. Cards are 4 3/4" square; see the current postage rate for square cards. ISBN: 0-7649-2997-6. Scroll down for individual cards. |
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4 3/4" cream-color square blank note card. Available only in the assortment. | | 4 3/4" cream-color square blank note card. Available only in the assortment. |
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4 3/4" cream-color square blank note card. Available only in the assortment. | | 4 3/4" cream-color square blank note card. Available only in the assortment. |
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