Textile design with paisley leaves
Page of book containing 185 leaves with a collection of lithographs, aquatints, engravings, and other media, with ornamental designs published by Fleury Chavant in Paris, part of the publication "Guide du Dessinateur de l'industrie: une macédoine de dessins variés , tels que fleurs, ornemens, etc. ... Ouvrage destiné aux fabricants et dessinateurs de soieries... et Papiers Peints..." This plate contains a textile design made up of paisley shapes, likely imspired on Indian calicoes. The design consists of a large rosette in the center, with petaloids filled with thin garlands with semi-abstract flowers and leaves, upon which stands a paisley leaf rendered with thin, horizontal, black lines. Around the central motif are undulating leaves, also containing thin garlands with semi-abstract flowers and leaves, some rendered with thin, diagonal, black stripes, flowers made up of paisley shapes, and bundles of scrolling paisley leaves, most of them containing semi-abstract flowers and leaves, on a clear ground with branches with semi-abstract flowers and leaves. This design would have likely been used for wallpapers or printed textiles for garments or furniture.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile design with paisley leaves
- Designer: Designed by Herault (French, 19th Century)
- Publisher: Published by Fleury Chavant (French, 19th century)
- Lithographer: Lithographed by Georges Schlatter (French)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [after 1844]
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 20 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (52.5 × 24 cm)
Book: 12 3/8 in. × 10 in. × 1 5/16 in. (31.5 × 25.4 × 3.3 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Edith P. Blase, 1944
- Object Number: 44.91.783(52)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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