Textile Design with Alternating Rows of Hexagons and Ovals Flanked by Pearls Framed by a Network of Stiff Branches
Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design is made up of alternating rows of hexagons and ovals flanked by groups of five pearls, framed by a network of stiff branches of light tan color with branch offsets of dark reddish-brown color over a ground of light tan color with dark reddish-bround stipples. The hexagon is colored with orange and outlined in red and the ovals are colored with purple and outlined in red. The pearls are of white color.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Design with Alternating Rows of Hexagons and Ovals Flanked by Pearls Framed by a Network of Stiff Branches
- Artist: Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century
- Date: 1840
- Medium: Gouache
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 9/16 × 3 3/16 in. (9.1 × 8.1 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1978.671.5(15.6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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