Design for Textile (?) with Trophy, "des legume"
Anonymous, French, 18th century French
Not on view
Design for textile (?) that is part of a group of ten designs, all containing trophies and pasted on sheets of blue paper with frames hand-drawn with black and pasted and rendered with metallic pigment. The type trophies in the designs, which are inspired on gardening and other outdoor activities, were common in the eighteenth century and could be used in wallpapers, tapestries and even as textiles for furniture.
This design, titled "des legume" (legumes) is made up of a straw basked motif surrounded by various legumes, including radishes, potatoes, a bunch of asparagus, among other motifs. Thin garlands with green leaves and small flowers surround them. The flowers are varied, with pink, bluish-white and purple petals.