18th Century Embroidery Designs

Delicate embroidery designs from the 18th century, featuring floral motifs and intricate patterns, showcasing fashion drawing techniques of the time.

Sampler (Mexico); linen, silk

Anonymous. Embroidery drawing project. Pencil and gouache on a map, around 1780-1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Embroidery, fashion drawing, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 century

Anonymous. Embroidery drawing project. Pencil and gouache on a map, around 1780-1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Embroidery, fashion drawing, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 century

Mildred E Bent, Bedspread Detail, 1935 1942 Bedspread Detail

Drawing, Design for a Waistcoat; France; black crayon and various gouaches on paper

Unfinished Quilt Top

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 56 x 62 cm (22 1/16 x 24 7/16 in.)

Sampler (Mexico); linen, silk

Marie Lutrell, Calico, 1938 Calico

Anonymous. Embroidery drawing project. Pencil and gouache on a map, around 1780-1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Embroidery, map, pencil, drawing, flower, gouache, project

Two Fragments Made 1665-1685 England. Wool, twill weave; embroidered with wool yarns and linen thread in back, cross, running, satin and split stitches; couching; French knots and laid work .

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79097-23 Embroidery, cardboard, seam, flower, vest, gouache, haute couture, mode, project, vegetal, 18th century

Sampler, Elizabeth Mercer, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, feather, couching, stem, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, A cornucopia is spilling an assortment of flowers; it is surrounded by butterflies and birds. An estucheon below the cornucopia is inscribed Jamesscoll () for W.L. Kenney, Nov. 1, 1796, and an inscription appears in the lower left corner: Worked by Elizabeth Mercer, Nov. 1- 25 1796. With a traliling floral vine border on all sides. The fabric has been pieced: the field and borders are not of the same foundation fabric., USA, 1796, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Anonymous. Embroidery drawing project. Pencil and gouache on a map, around 1780-1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Embroidery, map, pencil, drawing, flower, gouache, project

Colcha Plate. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.9 x 35.7 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.

Textile fragment, embroidery of golden rain., anonymous, Japan, 1716 - 1736, Kyoho period, silk, height 20.2 cm × width 26.7 cm

Isabelle De Strange, Crewel Wall Hanging, c 1937 Crewel Wall Hanging

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Unfinished; France; tracing, brush and gouache, white on paper; 18.2 × 34.7 cm (7 3/16 × 13 11/16 in.)

Drawing, Two Designs for Woven Shawls; brush and gouache on brown oiled translucent paper mounted on dark brown paper; 21.7 × 29.8 cm (8 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.) Mount: 22.3 × 30.4 cm (8 3/4 × 11 15/16 in.) Mat: 14 × 18 cm (5 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)

Hooked Rug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22 x 30.2 cm (8 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 50 1/4" long; 27 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lillian M. Mosseller.

Quilt (Section). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 26.6 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ruth M. Barnes.

Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts). Berlin and Jones; American, 19th century. Date: 1860-1870. Dimensions: 73 x 95 mm (folded sheet). Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Berlin and Jones.

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Lydia Sheward (American); silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation, linen edge tape

Design for a Woven Textile Made 1801-1900 France. Design on paper .

Design For the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphic, brush and white gouache on paper, The left bottom corner is shown. Roses combined with fantastical flowers, and small plants, grow from the border lines. A bunch of flowers at the pocket., France, ca. 1785, Drawing, Drawing

Marian Curtis Foster, Crib Coverlet, 1935 1942 Crib Coverlet

Vincent P Rosel, Embroidered Sampler, c 1937 Embroidered Sampler

Fragment, early 1600s. Iran, early 17th century (period of Shah Abbas). Compound twill; silk on silver metallic ground; overall: 22.3 x 17.8 cm (8 3/4 x 7 in.).

Print (France); woodcut on beige laid paper; 39 x 24.3 cm (15 3/8 x 9 9/16 in.), irregular; 1989-54-1

Therkel Anderson, Quilt, c 1936 Quilt

Drawing, Design for a Woven Fabric, Fragment; France; brush and gouache on oily tracing paper; 18.5 × 11.4 cm (7 5/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

Mildred E Bent, Stencilled Wall, 1935 1942 Stencilled Wall

Design for an Embroidery or Woven Fabric of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper pasted on paper, Top row: four boughs with a pending bead and blossom each. Bottom row, staggered: five pending blossoms., France, 1805-1815, Drawing, Drawing

Skirt panel ca. 1750-60 British, London, Spitalfields. Skirt panel 223095

Tapestry made of embroidered chasuble orphreys unknown

Colcha. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.1 x 65 cm (17 3/4 x 25 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1785/90. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79100-3 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Fragment, 1600s. Iran, 17th century. 1/3 silk twill, brocaded; overall: 54 x 23.8 cm (21 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.).

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat; France; graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor, brush and chinese white on paper; 17 × 36.2 cm (6 11/16 × 14 1/4 in.)

Woven Brocade (Chair Covers). Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Kiernan.

Edward Kibbee, Printed Bedspread, c 1938 Printed Bedspread

Design on Paper Japan. Paper .

Fragment (Italy); silk, metallic

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 16.8 × 41.6 cm (6 5/8 × 16 3/8 in.)

American 20th Century, Wallpaper, 1935 1942 Wallpaper

Textile (England); cotton

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper; 7.9 × 14.1 cm (3 1/8 × 5 9/16 in.)

Embroidered picture, Miss A Grubb, Medium: wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted stitches, Allover embroidered panel showing a basket filled with naturalistic flowers hanging from a branch of a tree stump growing from a small mound. Three butterflies hover at the top., Dublin, Ireland, 1775-1825, embroidery & stitching, Embroidered picture

Drawing, Design for a Man's Waistcoat; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 18 × 38.3 cm (7 1/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Lodewijk XIV ornament sheet, tire work, ranks with fruits, Johann Carl Munck, 1750 - 1794 brocade paper Lodewijk XIV ornament leaf, tire work, treings with fruits, used as a cover. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament ~ geometric motifs. ornament derived from plant forms

Leaf with pattern of tendrils with flowers and fruits, anonymous, c. 1774 - c. 1814 brocade paper Leaf with pattern of tendrils with flowers and fruits. Used as a cover for a publication from 1794. paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67334

Garden Flowers, Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British, after 1850, Stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card, Image: 3 7/16 x 6 7/8 inches (8.8 x 17.5 cm), botanical subject, carnations, flowers (plants), geraniums, leaves, marigolds, Morning glorys, pansy, roses, stems, vines, violets

Crazy Quilt (Detail). Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.3 cm (14 x 10 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Towner.

Trimming, Medium: silk Technique: woven, Blue, white, yellow, green and gold trimming fragment in an incomplete design showing flowers, leaves and scrolls., France, 19th century, trimmings, Trimming

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Sarah C. Neal (American); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Textile. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 26.7 x 34.6 cm (10 1/2 x 13 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Quilt - Tulip Pattern. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.7 x 40 cm (16 x 15 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 7'4" x7'1". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Hassebrock.

Drawing, Design for a Woven Vertical Border; France; brush and gouache on oily tracing paper; 11.3 × 7.1 cm (4 7/16 × 2 13/16 in.)

Design for the Embroidered Border of a Waistcoat, Graphite, brush and terra cotta, blue, lilac, and brown gouache on paper, A rising bough with fantastical leaves intertwined with fantastical leaves in S-curves. A strip with oblique ovoids which are connected by scallops rises, at right. Pricketed., France, 1790-1810, Drawing, Drawing

Suzanne Roy, Chintz, c 1936 Chintz

Print, Ornamental Design from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres", No.2, Inventés et dessinés par Jean Pillement. Gravés par Anne Allen. "; Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); Etched by Anne Allen (English, active France, ca. 1750-1810); France; etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper; 19.3 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.) Platemark: 19.3 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.) 24.4 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

Chintz. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 34.5 cm (11 7/8 x 13 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" long; 13" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Suzanne Roy.

Sampler worked in cross stitch in colored silk on fine white cotton pattern, marked IMB 1847, sampler embroidery needlework imagery cotton silk, textile embroidery cross stitch Rectangular lap of white cotton with fine pattern with above and below selvedge and left and right hem of 0.3 cm . The patch is embroided in cross-stitch with silk in the colors black rust red mauve salmon pink light salmon pink beige dark blue mid blue blue purple rust brown dark green green yellowish yellow beige yellow and light orange yellow. The rag is symmetrically arranged with motifs that are generally embroided on both the left and the right of the middle axis: IMB 1847 OLD 13 IAAR needlework

Decorative panel for July Festival, Félix-Jacques Duban, French, 1798 - 1870, watercolor, gouache, brush & black ink, graphite on tan paper mounted on off-white laid paper, Design for panel ornamented with densely curving floral vine with pink, green, blue, and yellow floral motifs on a dark green ground., 1835, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Paris, Guérinet, Armand, Photographic reproduction of a decorative floral pattern, recto, photograph, photo, reproduction, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, 11, height 240 mm, width 188 mm, photographer, 1890 - 1900, photographic paper, albumen print, albumine print, after image of, Publication (Event), Publication, French, publisher

Leaf with tendrils with flowers and fruits with point stock, Georg Christoph Stoy, 1703 - 1750 brocade paper Leaf with tendrils with flowers and some fruits with point stock. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Anonymous. Embroidery drawing project. Pencil and gouache on a map, around 1780-1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. Embroidery, fashion drawing, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18 century

Panel. France. Date: 1775-1800. Dimensions: 39.4 × 104.4 cm (15 1/2 × 41 1/8 in.). Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Vishnu Saves the Elephant King Gajendra. India, Rajasthan, Kota, circa 1850. Drawings. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Hand Woven Coverlet. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.5 x 33.5 cm (15 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" wide; 81" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: M. Louise Kent.

Skirt panel. Culture: British, London, Spitalfields. Dimensions: H. 32 x W. 18 1/2 inches (81.3 x 47.0 cm). Date: ca. 1750-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Jar, Brush and watercolor, black, gold gouache on cream paper, Design for a jar, partially decorated, with crossing bands outlined in green and filled with flowers in gold, red, and green on blue or black ground; circular shapes also containing floral motifs and arabesques and other flowers., Japan, 1880-1910, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing

Bedspread. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.4 x 29.3 cm (8 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 108" wide; 84" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Schaefer.

Print, Flowers; hand colored engraving, brush and red, green, and yellow watercolor on paper; Plate: 14.2 × 20.2 cm (5 9/16 × 7 15/16 in.) Paper: 18.4 × 25.2 cm (7 1/4 × 9 15/16 in.); 1910-45-1-a

Coverlet. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 36 x 26.7 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelius Christoffels.

Drawing, Design for a Waistcoat; France; black chalk, pen, ink, and various gouaches on paper, pricked; 27.2 × 43.1 cm (10 11/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

Bedspread (Detail). Dated: c. 1938. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mildred E. Bent.

Floral design for printed textile, Jean DuBois, Swiss, 1789 - 1849, Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper, Multi-colored floral border with carnations, pansies, dahlias, small floral sprigs above., France, 1800-1818, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design no. 12 for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper pasted on paper; 11.4 × 26.2 cm (4 1/2 × 10 5/16 in.)

Portret van vrouw met een juk.A portrait of a woman with headscarf and yoke over her shoulders, against a silver colored background. The print is so printed that it seems a wooden hand mirror that can be closed. With one poem, in gold, on the 'wooden' folder.

Sidewall; block-printed on handmade paper; 34 x 22 cm (13 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

Leaf with flowers and tendrils with fruits, Johann Wilhelm Meyer, 1740 - 1780 brocade paper Leaf with flowers and tendrils with fruits. Numbered at the bottom: No. 32. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 67628

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf,' Unfinished, Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Incised line, pen and ink, brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper, A slightly undulated bough with a cluster of flowers, three leaves and a blossom over a stripe. Somewhat over two repeats are shown., France, 1805-1815, Drawing, Drawing

Fragment textiel, anonymous, 1789 - 1801 Textile fragment, pressure and embroidery on soft blue background. Japan silk Textile fragment, pressure and embroidery on soft blue background. Japan silk

Design for the painted decoration of a baker's shop second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for the painted decoration of a baker's shop 384859

Drawing, Decorative panel for July Festival; Félix-Jacques Duban (French, 1798 - 1870); France; watercolor, gouache, brush & black ink, graphite on tan paper mounted on off-white laid paper; sheet: 3 x 7 3/16 inches (7.6 x 18.3 cm) mount: 17 3/8 x 11 5/16 (44.1 x 28.7 cm)

Piece Japan. Piece. Japan. Silk, metallic thread. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Two Birds and Flowers Two Birds and Flowers, 19th century. Reverse painting on glass, 8 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (21.3 x 26.4 cm). Arts of the Islamic World 19th century

Fragments, Medium: silk Technique: woven velvet, 19th century, woven textiles, Fragments

Chintz, Medium: cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed on plain weave, Red stripes with flowers alternate with white stripes with flowers and butterflies., India, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Chintz

Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s-700s. Egypt. Tapestry weave: wool and linen; overall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.).

Design for Waistcoast, Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper, Design for the embroidered decoration of the lower left portion of a man's waistcoat. Polychrome floral motif on edge of garment; floral motifs drawn in pencil on flap of pocket., France, ca. 1780, Drawing, Drawing

Cotton fabric, stitched with silver and gold - fragment of lady folk kaftan (short upper garment). Kotarbiński, Mieczysław (1890-1943), draughtsman, cartoonist

Leaf with regular pattern of twenty fish in gray, Anonymous, 1900 - 1940 decorated paper Japan Japanese paper (handmade paper). paint (coating) block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from animal forms. fishes

Sampler Made 1801-1900 France. Linen, plain weave; cutwork embroidered with cotton in overcast stitch; pulled threadwork embroidered with cotton in hem, interlocking and outline stitches; embroidered with silk in outline, satin and stem stitches; French knots; bobbin lace .

Patchwork Bedspread Material. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 58.5 x 46 cm (23 1/16 x 18 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frances Lichten.

Sidewall sample, Machine-printed on paper, Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and Anglo-Japanesque designs., 72 pages of samples., USA, 1880-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall sample

Textile Fragment Depicting a Figure in a Landscape 16th century This group of four fragments depicts a courtier holding a wine cup amid cypresses, flowering trees and varied wildlife, a popular theme in Iranian decorative arts. The design features a seamless repeat pattern, elegantly alternating tomato red and ochre yellow for the courtiers cloak, a design device used by weavers to add variation. The tapered shape of the fragments suggests that the textile was probably once part of a garment. This pictorial composition is similar to manuscript paintings produced during the reign of Shah Tahmasp, and may be inspired by mystical poetry referencing wine and gardens.. Textile Fragment Depicting a Figure in a Landscape 445250

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

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