Ornamental designs with scrolling motifs
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 ornamental designs with scrolling motifs. The first design, likely for a border, on the upper part of the sheet, is made up of a large, horizontal garland of scrolling leaves with palmettes, and a smaller garland with scrolling acanthus leaves, separated by a horizontal, clear stripe. Another design for a border, or possibly for a ribbon, placed on the lower part of the sheet, contains a rich garland of interlacing acanthus leaves. In-between these two designs is a lozenge made up of interlacing acanthus leaves, and a large pearl in the center. Around it are four smaller motifs: one with two branches, which interlace each other forming C- and S-curves that frame small, stylized tre-foil leaves; another is made up of a scrolling branch with leaves on the scrolling end; and the other two are slightly C-curved, and contain lozenge-shaped leaves with small, round fruits. The designs are executed with black ink on thin, light brown paper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ornamental designs with scrolling motifs
- Designer: Designed by Mme. Pointis (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: 4 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (11.7 × 10.4 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(72)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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