Design for a lace with stylized flowers and leaves
Designed by Atelier de H. Mereau French
Published by Fleury Chavant French
Lithographed by Georges Schlatter French
Not on view
Page of book containing 185 leaves with a collection of lithographs, aquatints, engravings, and other media, with ornamental designs published by Fleury Chavant in Paris, part of the publication "Guide du Dessinateur de l'industrie: une macédoine de dessins variés , tels que fleurs, ornemens, etc. ... Ouvrage destiné aux fabricants et dessinateurs de soieries... et Papiers Peints..." This page consists of a design for a lace ("Dentelle de Bruxelle"), made up of a large, thin bundle with large stylized flowers and leaves, and undulating branches with small, round flower buds and rosettes, surrounded by thin, undulating branches with stylized flowers and leaves. The design is executed with black ink on thin, light brown paper.