Artist

Florence Collins

Ornamental design
Drawer, marqueterie table
Inlaid ivory in ebony, in a chair
Dutch marqueterie table, ca. 1700

Florence Collins is an artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Florence Collins made detailed drawings of furniture and decorations in the mid-1800s. Her pencil work includes designs for an ornamental box, a marquetry table inspired by a Dutch piece from 1700, and a drawer with ivory inlay on ebony. These sketches show how craftspeople planned intricate woodwork. See how she balanced patterns and function. Want to peek at her drawing of the Dutch marqueterie table?

Works by Florence Collins

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.