Textile Design of Alternating Vertical Rows of Stylized Flowers on Stems with Two Leaves Decorated with Pearls over a Stippled Background with Star-Like Shapes and Egg-Shapes
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 vertical rows of stylized flowers on stems with two leaves over a backround with star-like shapes and groups of three egg shapes that stand out over a light tan base with stipples of dark reddish-brown stipples. The flowers are colored in yellow and purple and have red outlines and pistils, which are also decorated with a white pearl. The stems and leaves are also decorated with small white pearls.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Design of Alternating Vertical Rows of Stylized Flowers on Stems with Two Leaves Decorated with Pearls over a Stippled Background with Star-Like Shapes and Egg-Shapes
- Artist: Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century
- Date: 1840
- Medium: Gouache
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 2 7/8 in. (8.9 × 7.3 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1978.671.5(21.10)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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