Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 60 (recto)
Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Page consists of 3 designs, all of which are done in yellow wash. Top design is decorated with a central flower with leaves that coil into two other 5-petaled flowers at ends. Middle design appears unfinished and is decorated with curving vines of leaves and flowers. Bottom design is decorated with a central floral element with curving stems that each terminate with a 7-petaled flower.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Page consists of 3 designs, all of which are done in yellow wash. Top design is decorated with a central flower with leaves that coil into two other 5-petaled flowers at ends. Middle design appears unfinished and is decorated with curving vines of leaves and flowers. Bottom design is decorated with a central floral element with curving stems that each terminate with a 7-petaled flower.
Artwork Details
- Title: Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 60 (recto)
- Artist: Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century
- Date: 1615–35
- Medium: pen and ink; some with wash
- Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.
- Classifications: Albums, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
- Object Number: 55.583.1(49)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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