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

Design for a Printed Border, Black chalk, brush and gouache, blue ink on paper, Lower left corner is shown. From inner side of waved leaf bough rise boughs with leaves and blossoms. In the corner rises obliquely fantastic plant with three Persian cone leaves with seeds., France, 1810-20, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Mary Berner, Bedspread, c 1936 Bedspread

Evelyn Bailey, Embroidered Banner, c 1936 Embroidered Banner

Fragment, Medium: silk Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft, Rose-colored ground with wide horizontal ribbing formed by extra silk warp. Incomplete design of lace serpentines with floral bouquets and ermine. Pattern uses chenille, floss and boucle yarns., France, mid-18th century, woven textiles, Fragment

Design drawing for a menu with vegetable decoration ..

Sidewall, ca. 1750; leather, stamped, silvered, painted

The detail of the secretary from the beginning of the 18th century lectured with ebony and inlaid with marketing, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw since 1917; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1917 (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);

Print, Differentes Figures Chinoises inventées et Dessinées par J. Pillement; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728-1808); Print Maker: Pierre-Charles Canot (French, 1710 - 1777), Jean-Jacques Avril the Elder (French, 1744 - 1831), François-Joseph Coulubrier (French, active 1751 - 1793); Published by Charles Leviez (French, 1708-1778), Chez Le Pere et Avaulez

Albert Levone, Fractur, c 1937 Fractur

Frieze, Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, Machine-printed paper, Grouping of three tulips alternating with single tulip. Printed in shades of brown, green, and tan on tan ground., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Drawing, Design for a Jar; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, black, gold gouache on cream paper; 29.2 x 15.6 cm (11 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.2 cm (14 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); 1985-14-51

Illustration and text from 'Narkiss' 1908 written by Jean Lorrain (1855 - 1906). Artist: O.D.V. Guillonnet (1872 - 1967). Narcissus was one of the symbols of the homosexual subculture around 1900.

Betty Fuerst, Crewel Embroidery, c 1937 Crewel Embroidery

Sampler. Date/Period: 1809. Sampler. Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation. Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation. Author: Mary Lish.

Wrapping cloth (uchikui) with circular floral design, 19th century, Unknown Ryukyuan, 55 × 56 1/4 in. (139.7 × 142.88 cm) (overall), Cloth: ramie; tsutsugaki (freehand resist), Japan, 19th century

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Quilt. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 31.4 x 42.5 cm (12 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LeRoy Robinson.

Fragment of Persian silk fabric unknown

Printed Textile. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 38.2 x 29.2 cm (15 1/16 x 11 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eleanor Rogers.

Untitled Valentine (Three Hearts) 1860-1870 United States. Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper . Berlin and Jones

Drawing, Project for a Painted Wall; Designed by Eugenio Agneni (Italian, 1816 - 1897); Italy

Drawing, Design for stained glass; Designed by Alice Cordelia Morse (American, 1863-1961); USA; brush and gouache, watercolor on paper mounted on tan illustration board; Image: 2.7 x 5.4 cm (1 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.) Image: 2.7 x 6.3 cm (1 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.) Image: 2.7 x 5.4 cm (1 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.) Sheet: 11.4 x 26.4 cm (4 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)

Design on Paper Japan. Paper .

Ornamental detail, 1743, Goldsmith's art and textile art from the 16th to the 20th century, St., St., Saint

Eagle and Stars Bedspread. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45 x 37.5 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marion Curtiss.

Sidewall, Macaw; Designed by Walter Crane ((English, 1845-1915)); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); England; block-printed paper; 71 x 54.5 cm (27 15/16 x 21 7/16 in.)

Two Designs for Ornamental Panels second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Two Designs for Ornamental Panels 345524

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Design for the painting of signs for the manufacture Vieillard in Bordeaux, with honeysuckle, anonymous, c. 1875 - c. 1885 drawing Bordeaux paper. watercolor (paint). ink.

Golf Cammer in blue, yellow and pink, Anonymous, 1700 - 1850 marbled paper paper. paint (coating) combed marbled paper

Boucheron, Poudrier (main title), 1945. Graphite, ink and gouache on the front, ink and gouache on the back on layer. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered or Woven Medallion; France; brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper; 16.8 × 12.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

Designs for pottery decoration: six tulips and other flowers. Draughtsman: Theo Colenbrander. Dating: 21-Aug-1920. Measurements: h 495 mm × w 392 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sidewall, Leather, embossed, painted, gilded, Large-scale sunflowers and rose, with a bunch of grapes. Gilded and embossed., Flanders, ca. 1700, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Design for a Painted Ceiling 1800-1900 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Design for a Painted Ceiling 390392

Sampler (possibly Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Painted floral decoration on the wall in the corner, over the corner table, 1757, by Francesco Maria Servozelli, powder room, King's apartment, Hunting residence (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), by Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736), Stupinigi, Piedmont, Italy, 18th century.

Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper, Two boughs with fan leaves and seeds are separated from each other by a lacy leaf rosette and are obliquely shown over a crest border formed by boughs with a small sized blossom and a big leaf cone each., France, 1805-1815, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design for a brooch; Designed by Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi (Italian, active 1762 - 1794); Italy

Sheet with overall leaf pattern 19th century Anonymous. Sheet with overall leaf pattern. Anonymous , 19th century. 19th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Stencilled Floor. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 72.2 x 53.9 cm (28 7/16 x 21 1/4 in.). Medium: silkscreen on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Lauretano.

James McLellan, Painted Glass, c 1937 Painted Glass

Table mat with embroidery transfer pattern, Wellington, by Mary Alcorn, Margaret Alcorn. Gift of Louise Ormsby, 2010.

Arras cover. unknown, author

Flowers Flowers, 19th century. Ink and light color on paper, mounted on cloth, 69 3/8 x 76 in. (176.2 x 193.0 cm). Asian Art 19th century

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered Veritcal Border; France; brush and gouache on paper; 26.9 × 12.2 cm (10 9/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Border, Block-printed on handmade paper, Interwoven purple bands, printed over two-shaded yellow background, giving illusion of 3-D, with green bands above and below., possibly France, 1800-1825, Wallcoverings, Border

Drawing, Project for an embroidered vertical border; France; incised lines, gouache colors, glazed heavy paper

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller in red and black; block printed in blue, green and yellow on plain weave, Laughting parrots and flowers arranged in stripes in a half-dropped repeat., England, 1860-1879, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall - Sample, Trellis; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834-1896); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); Made for Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); block-printed paper

Untitled Valentine (Large Purple and Yellow Flowers) 1815-1830 England. Watercolor and collaged elements on cut and embossed ivory wove paper . Dobbs Kidd

Six Trophies composed of Military Attributes, Pierre Ranson, French, 1736-1786, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and gouache on paper, Two columns of six military trophies. Upper left: drums and crossed banners, fasces and pickaxe; upper right: soldiers upper body armor, axe, and sword; center left: cannon, spiked staff; center right: cannon balls, arrow, basket with scythe; lower left: basket, musket, banners, helmet; lower right: drum, shield, and banners., France, 1780, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Quilt. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 39" wide; 88" long. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isabelle De Strange.

William P Shearwood, Quilt, c 1936 Quilt

James Vail, Textile, c 1936 Textile

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1764 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper . L. Galy Gallien et Compe (Designer)

Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall: Medieval Scenes: Auberge and Carnival Scenes Hector Jean-Baptiste d'Espouy (1854-1929). Medieval scenes. Auberge and carnival scenes. Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall. Oil on canvas, 1890.

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece 65783

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

Job Goudlekin, gilt punched fond with painting of rumors of seed beads and S and C-voluten within which floral vases, flower and fruit branches and garlands. The gold punched fond is painted with refreshments of seed beads and S and C-Volutes, within which Flower vases. Fruits and flower branches are still applied at the bottom of fruits and flower garlands with birds. The painting is executed in different shades of gray, red, green and blue.

Bessie Vandre, Petit Point, 1935 1942 Petit Point

Applique Quilt - "King David's Crown". Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 39.5 x 49.4 cm (15 9/16 x 19 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elbert S. Mowery.

Case detail from 1740, goldsmithing and textile art from the 16th to the 20th century, St., Sankt, Saint

Design for a Silk Brocade, Fragment, Brush and gouache on oily tracing paper, Two undulated stems rise. Three blossoms and lace leaves grow on boughs in the segment, at left, a big lace blossom, at right., France, 1825-1850, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design for a Feather Skirt; France; graphite, brush and olive green, lilac, gray, white, and blue gouache on paper; 61.7 × 46.4 cm (24 5/16 × 18 1/4 in.)

Three flowers, 1919 wood (plant material)

Bag Face (France); silk

Sampler, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross stitch on plain weave, Alphabets, floral cross border, and designs of birds, animals, people, a church and flowers., Italy, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Crewel Embroidery. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 40.8 cm (11 1/16 x 16 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen E. Gilman.

Panel Made 1705-1707 France. Silk, gilt-and-silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by areas of plain weave .

Quilt. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 40.4 x 28.9 cm (15 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Flora Merchant.

Gobelin-wverdura; XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);

Sampler, Medium: linen, silk, embossed leather. Technique: embroidery in cross stitch, satin stitch, bargello and needlepoint., Worked in colored silks on a fine, sheer linen background. Central cartouche with date 1719, flowers, coat of arms, basket of fruits, birds and insects, alphabet and numerals, floral bands; at bottom two bands of bargello work and needlepoint fillings; border of gilt-embossed leather., Germany, 1719, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Hooked Rug. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 18.2 x 28.4 cm (7 3/16 x 11 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 52" high; 32" wide. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfonso Umana.

Panel, Medium: cotton, silk Technique: cross, satin and buttonhole stitch embroidery, Panel or sleeve end of fine cotton with a border and sides worked in red silk now faded to nearly cream color. Conventionalized geometric designs with stylized trees above., North Africa, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Panel

Sampler (USA); Embroidered by Mary Hallowell (American); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Crazy Quilt (Section of). Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 56.9 x 44.4 cm (22 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mina Greene.

Pa. German Plate. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 38.1 cm (17 15/16 x 15 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William L. Antrim.

Sampler, Medium: silk on linen Technique: cross stitch on plain weave foundation; counted stitches, Two alphabets introduced by a Maltese cross and a crown. Scattered motifs at the bottom including a seated Chinese figure, a man and a dog, birds and flowers and the initial 'P' in a floral wreath. The sacred monogram (IHS) is at the top. The border is made of eight different floral bands, embroidered two on each side., Italy, 1800-1850, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Piece 18th century British. Piece 229956

Sampler, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in rococo, satin, cross, tied cross, tent, roumanian, running, stem, interlaced herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation, Isolated motifs in a 17th century manner. Sampler has had much repair. There are areas where silk has been removed from foundation., Austria, 17th-19th century, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Decorative motifs on wall paintings in Herculaneum, Third Pompeian Style. Destroyed at the same time as Pompeii. In the Museum of Naples. Motifs decoratifs provenant dHerculanum, ville detruite en meme temps que Pompei. Troisieme style. Musee de Naples. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) lithograph by Pierre Guzman from his own Decoration murale a Pompei, (Wall decoration at Pompeii), Editions Albert Morance), Paris, 1924.

Sidewall, Leather, stamped, silvered, painted, Diapered field, varnished silver. Rococo vine, in green, with flowers in red and blue., Holland, ca. 1750, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border, of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper, laid down on paper, Two pears hand from a bough over the hollow of a scallop. Seven repeats are shown., France, 1805-1815, Drawing, Drawing

Livre de Paysages and Marines, Ou Sont Representez Les Avantues des Voyageurs. Book with 12 numbered prints, landscapes with scenes that represent the adventures of travelers, with French titles in margin. Six numbered landscapes in Provence, with scenes of sports and outdoor game, with French titles and four lines text in margin. Dedicated to the Prince of Tonnay-Charente. In a band past with decorative paper and a leather back.

Flower Design: Daffodils and Calla Lilies. Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century. Dimensions: 13 x 18 9/16 in. (33 x 47.1 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Isabelle De Strange, Rug or Wall Hanging, c 1937 Rug or Wall Hanging

Portolan chart - Méditerranée Maggiolo Vesconte (1478 - 1530)

Sampler, Hetty Lees, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in rococo, satin and cross stitches on plain weave foundation, Sampler with two scenes, a verse and inscription, and a stylized acorn border on four sides. The upper scene shows a house, another small building with a fence, a large branching tree and a smaller fruit tree, with birds. A single alphabet and set of numerals at the very top. The lower register shows three green trees side by side, with smaller trees in the spaces between. The two scenes are separated by the following lines:, Fragrant the rose is but it fades in time, the violet sweet but quickly past its prime, while lilies hang their heads and soon decay, and whither snow in minutes melt away, such and so with'ring are our early joys, which time or sickness speedily destroys, Hetty Lees Her Work Done in the Tenth Year of Her Age July the 17 1799, USA, 1799, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

American 20th Century, Study for Proposed Portfolio Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania, 1941 Study for Proposed Portfolio Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania

Fanière brothers, neo-Renaissance enameled brooch (main title). Graphite. Ink, gouache, gold enhancement on transparent vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Design for the decoration of a porcelain plate of Alcora factory. .

Design for a brooch (). Possibly a design for a piece of jewelry.

Krefeld, Sollbrüggen House (music school), manor house by Adolph von Vagedes 1830, hall on the upper floor with paintings by Benjamin and Jakob Orth, detail of ceiling painting

Frescos en el claustro del convento Agustino(s.XVI).Malinalco. Estado de Morelos .México.

Textile, Medium: silk Technique: counted stitch embroidery, Border fragment with a cow in a wreath in multicolored silk., France, 16th or 17th century, embroidery & stitching, Textile

Tile. Syria. Date: 1601-1700. Dimensions: 26.9 × 27 × 20cm (10 9/16 × 10 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.). Fritware, painted in blue, turquoise, green, purple, and black under a transparent glaze. Origin: Damascus. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Islamic.

Albert Levone, Wood Blocks, c 1937 Wood Blocks

Sampler (Germany); silk embroidery on linen foundation

Charlotte Angus, Patchwork Squares, c 1941 Patchwork Squares

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