Roses, pl. 6

Plate, part of a collection of 30 pochoir pattern plates, originally part of a book titled "Les fleurs et leurs applications décoratives" (Flowers and their decorative applications), created by Émile-Allain Séguy and published in Paris by A. Calavas, as part of the collection "Librairie des Arts Decoratifs" (Library of Decorative Arts) in 1902. The plate features three ornamental designs inspired on the natural beauty of roses, providing what Séguy considered a successful example of the application of scientific study of flowers in artistic creation, resulting in colorful designs likely intended for textiles or wallpapers. The first design consists of thin, undulating branches with thorns and large, semi-abstract leaves, executed with green, and abstract, circular roses, colored with shades of brown, over a purple ground. The second design is made up of thin, interlacing branches with thorns, colored with green, semi-abstract roses, colored with reddish-brown and cream, with light blue sepals, and small-semi-abstract leaves, outlined with dark green, on a pastel green ground. The third design is made up of thin, interlacing branches with thorns and large, stylized leaves, colored with brown, and semi-abstract roses, executed with cream and dark green, on a green ground.