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John Gregory Crace · 1848

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Chalk
37% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 17.9:1

Sepia
27% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.1:1

Green earth
15% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.7:1

Pistachio
8% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.1:1

Sapphire
7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.2:1

Denim
6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.4:1

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Artist: John Gregory Crace
1809–1889
Date: 1848
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Block-printed paper
Size: 49 x 53 cm (19 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Place: England
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 63, colourfulness 17

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: Artist died 1889: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1960. 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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