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Robert Jones · 1817–27

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Lemon
51% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 11.2:1

Sunflower
29% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.6:1

Chalk
13% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.0:1

Pale gold
3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.4:1

Bone white
2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.0:1

Straw
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.8:1

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Artist: Robert Jones
Date: 1817–27
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Block printed on handmade paper, varnish
Size: H x W: 99.5 x 59 cm (39 3/16 x 23 1/4 in.)
Place: England
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Yellow · lightness 81, colourfulness 61

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Smithsonian Open Access marks it CC0 (descriptiveNonRepeating.metadata_usage.access=CC0; online_media.media[0].usage.a). Europe: Made by Robert Jones (death year unrecorded), made by 1827: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (Smithsonian Open Access usage is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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