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Bedding design by Matthew Ball

A Victorian Head Gardener would design annual displays of bedding. Matthew Ball’s drawing shows how he has calculated the number of plants required; he would then turn his team’s attention to grow thousands of plants in hothouses in order to be in flower at the same time.

Ref: 2011.059

Artist

Matthew Ball

Materials

Paper and ink

Year

19th century

Collection No:

2011.059