Textile (?) designs with stylized flowers and leaves
Designed by Séraphin French (?)
Published by Fleury Chavant French
Lithographed by Georges Schlatter French
Not on view
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 page consists of textile (?) designs with garlands of flowers and leaves. The first design is made up of thin strips of small, black pearls, and bundles of stylized flowers and leaves, over a black background with undulating strips of rosettes and leaves, separated by zig-zagging lines, all colored with white. The second design is made up of thin, interlacing branches with short branch offsets, small leaves, and small, stylized flowers, colored with white over a clear ground. The third design is made up of interlacing strips of small, black pearls and thin, interlacing branches with stylized tulips (?) and leaves, over a black background with white, diagonal stripes and white, interlacing ribbons. The fourth design is made up of small bundles of flowers and leaves, outlined with thin, black lines, and colored with white, over a black background with interlacing branches with semi-abstract roses and leaves, colored with white and rendered with strips of thin, black dashes. The fifth design is made up of interlacing, semi-abstract leaves, small rosettes, and semi-abstract fruits, colored with white over a black ground. The sixth design is made up of interlacing strips of small, black pearls and thin bundles with stylized flowers and leaves, outlined with black and colored with white, over a background with black and white stripes with black stipples. The designs are executed with black ink on thin, light brown paper, and were likely created to be used in printed textiles or wallpapers; the final designs would have likely been executed with lively colors.