French Shawl Design
This intricate design resembles a miniature carpet but actually relates to a printed shawl. An Inscription on the reverse indicates that the drawing was made in Paris for the London firm Lapworth & Riley.
Artwork Details
- Title: French Shawl Design
- Patron: Commissioned by Lapworth & Riley (active London 1837–1885)
- Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century
- Date: 1837
- Medium: Gouache
- Dimensions: sheet: 8 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (21.1 x 22.3 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
- Object Number: 54.606.14
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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