18th Century Floral Textile Designs

A collection of colorful floral and botanical designs for textiles and embroidery, showcasing intricate patterns, vibrant colors, and classic 18th-century styles.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79097-25 Embroidery, cardboard, seam, flower, vest, gouache, haute couture, mode, project, vegetal, 18th century

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79097-25 Embroidery, cardboard, seam, flower, vest, gouache, haute couture, mode, project, vegetal, 18th century

Design for an embroidered edge with flowers, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1800 France paper. gouache (paint). graphite (mineral)

Floral design for printed textile, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper, Multi-colored floral pattern on white ground, line graphite border., France, 1800-1818, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Textile, John Hewson, (English, 1744-1821), Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, Natural-colored square printed with a central urn of flowers and wheat stalks surrounded by isolated motifs of butterflies, and birds in trees and on sprigs. Printed in black, blue, tan, yellow, and two shades of red., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1780-1810, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Trial Proof for a Flower Chintz, Woodcut in multicolored inks on tan ground on white paper, Intertwined meanders of tulips, morning glories, carnations and roses among stylized acanthus leaves with picotage effect. Printed in red, yellow, green, blue, lavender, and dark brown., France, 1790-1800, textile designs, Print, Print

Textile, Medium: wool on cotton Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on plain weave, Multi-colored crewel embroidery on ivory cotton, spaced alternating rows of two motifs of a bird in a flowering tree., France, mid-18th century, embroidery & stitching, Textile

Floral design for printed textile, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Brush and gouache, graphite on blue wove paper, Fern-like leaves, small red flower, purple star-shaped flowers surrounded by black-dotted pattern. Graphite lined border., France, 1800-1818, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Untitled Valentine (Country Couples). Berlin and Jones; American, 19th century. Date: 1860-1869. Dimensions: 79 x 124 mm (folded sheet). Collaged elements and gold paint on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Berlin and Jones.

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

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of the Lowe Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 59 × 43.6 cm (23 1/4 × 17 3/16 in.)

Holger Hansen, Wall Paper, c 1939 Wall Paper

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor, brush and Chinese white on paper, Lower left section of a waistcoat. Below the pocket a spray of large flowers filling the space toward the corner, with a string of leaves and small flowers following the lower line of the pocket. Design on pocket indicated in outline., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

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

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of the Lower Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, pen and ink, brush and gouache on paper; 57.7 × 48.8 cm (22 11/16 × 19 3/16 in.)

Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British, Garden Flowers, after 1850. Stipple engraving, etching and color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card.

Bag face, Medium: silk Technique: embroidered, Bag face of white taffeta worked with colored silks in a design of a basket of flowers, flower clusters and a delicate floral border., France, mid-late 18th century, embroidery & stitching, Bag face

Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket, Brush and gouache, pen and black ink on cream paper, Rectangular corner of a waistcoat or gilet, showing the welt pocket. The welt includes black pseudo-Chinese characters on either side of two parrots in blue, yellow, orange and red with green palmettes in their beaks. Chinoiserie flowers in pink, purple, yellow, blue, red, orange, and brown surround the welt., France, ca. 1780, embroidery & stitching, Drawing, Drawing

Michael Lauretano, Free Hand Wall Decoration, c 1940 Free Hand Wall Decoration

Drawing, Design for a Plate; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on cream paper; 28.5 x 15.7 cm (11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.); 1985-14-65

Design of Flower Sprays and Butterflies ca. 1870 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Design of Flower Sprays and Butterflies 390405

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79099-1 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Wilt Thou Be Mine Love (valentine). Unknown Artist; English, 19th century. Date: 1835-1845. Dimensions: 113 × 96 mm (folded sheet). Collaged elements with watercolor on cut and embossed ivory wove paper (lace). Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Drawing, Various Florals; crayon or brush and gouache on paper

Letter L; Iime Recueil de Chiffres. Twice a decorative letter L in floral drinks and in ribbon form. A flower wreath at the top.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1785/90. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79100-11 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Bonaparte, Mathilde (n.1820-05-27-D.1904-01-02), fan model (flower decor) (main title), 1896. Watercolor on paper, glued on paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79098-6 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Family record. This is an illustration of our family record, which is neatly printed in colors. It is 11x14 inches, and will be mailed to any address on receipt of 20 cts.. Family record. This is an illustration of our family record, which is neatly printed in colors. It is 11x14 inches, and will be mailed to any address on receipt of 20 cts.

Ficus Ficoides seu Ficus aizoides (...), draughtsman: Carel Borchaert Voet, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1681 - 1743, paper, brush, h 420 mm × w 272 mm

Design for Embroidered Floral Motifs of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, Top row, left: a festoon and a garland hang from grass, from which a plant rises; a flower bough is fastened to it. A flower motif is roughly sketched beside it with pen, ink. At right, a bunch of flowers. Staggered bottom row. At left: a flower and a bunch of flowers shown upside d own are connceted by a blue ribbon and a bough. At right: A bunch of flowers in which cornflowers are included. Verso: scale, graphite., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

Three violets with silhouette portraits of Willem V, Prince of Oranje-Nassau, Wilhelmina van Prussen and Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia. Three violets bound with a bow. Silhouette portraits of Willem V, Wilhelmina and Frederik Willem II are hidden between the leaves.

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An ornament of three flowers along a rim with repeating pattern. Design for an embroidery for a silk cardigan or dressing gown., Three flowers, draughtsman: anonymous, , 1760 - 1770,

Augsburg, Schmidt, erven Albrecht, Hess, Gottlieb, 2. Theil. Various Bouquets Blumen und Streifen, Flowers and Bunches of Grapes, verso - stamped, Designs for seven different flowers., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 196 mm, width 297 mm, German, French, print maker, printmaker, 1744 - 1800, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Embroidered Towel, 19th century. Turkey, 19th century. Embroidery: silk thread and tinsel pushed through fabric, bent and pressed into place, on linen tabby ground; average: 129 x 49.9 cm (50 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.).

Drawing, Design for the Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 53.3 × 42.7 cm (21 in. × 16 13/16 in.)

Design for a plate with floral decoration. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 288 mm × w 212 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A trophy with flowers and attributes belonging to hunting such as a hunting horn, a bow, a quiver of arrows and a bird, Hunting Livre De Troph, print maker: anonymous, Pierre Ranson, publisher: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Paris, 1760 - 1784, paper, etching, h 247 mm × w 178 mm

Sampler, Medium: silk, metal Technique: satin, split, chain, and laid stitches on plain weave, Seascape with island; landscape with urn and altar; sixteen flowering sprays arranged in two rows; initials 'R. vM.' and 'I. C.' with the date '1804' in a wreath., Italy, 1804, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of Pattern No. 1071 of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, A bunch of flowers on leaf boughs beneath the pocket. Two bunches of flowers support a festoon with fruits and moss. Garland along the outer edge., France, ca. 1785, Drawing, Drawing

Accept this Offering (valentine) 1845-1855 England. Lithograph with hand-coloring on cut and embossed ivory laid paper . Joseph Addenbrooke

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: 18.3 × 25.1 cm (7 3/16 × 9 7/8 in.); 1910-45-2-b

Pink Flower Pattern. Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century. Dimensions: 13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in. (33.5 x 25.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Design for a Waistcoat; France; various gouache on paper; 18.3 × 31 cm (7 3/16 × 12 3/16 in.)

Churn. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 18 1/2" High 8 1/4" Dia. Medium: watercolor, graphite, acnd gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79099-2 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Design for embroidery or tapestry by Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1836-1885). Basket with flower and grapevine. Without support or background. A ribbon festoon is suspended from the basket. Date: 1875-80. Pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper, The left bottom corner. Blue cornflowers and pink rosebuds are separated vertically by brown leaf-sprigs. Small garlands loop from beneath pocket flaps. Traced design on pocket flap., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

Pocket, Medium: silk on silk Technique: chain stitch embroidery, Pair of embroidered pockets from a man's waistcoat., France, late 18th-early 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Pocket

Untitled Valentine (Antique Figures and Birds). John Windsor; English, 19th century. Date: 1855-1865. Dimensions: 125 × 82 mm (folded sheet). Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Design for a printed fabric, Pen, brush and black ink, gouache on paper, Tulip flower which is decorated with floral motifs, and black dotted boughs with flowers are shown upon an olivish ground., France, 1820-40, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Printed Scarf. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 40.2 x 29 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 17" wide; 36" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mildred E. Bent.

Design for the Embroidery of the Top Part of a Man's Coat (Lapel), Pattern No. 1510 of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Mademoiselle Antelme, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, A bunch of flowers apparently sticking in the lapel. Dry boughs beneath., France, ca. 1785, Drawing, Drawing

Bouquet of Roses, Larkspur and Convolvulus mid to late 18th century Louis Marin Bonnet. Bouquet of Roses, Larkspur and Convolvulus. Louis Marin Bonnet (French, Paris 1736-1793 Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne). mid to late 18th century. Pastel manner. Prints

Drawing, from "Saint Germain - Volumes 1 & 2"; Made by Studio Saint-Germain; France; gouache on paper; 22.8 x 20 x 0.0 cm (9 x 7 7/8 x 0 in. )

Fire Screen: The Sense of Taste, François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770, Etching, printed from two plates, hand colored with brush and watercolor on paper, Screen design depicting two Chinese boys, one eating a slice of melon, while the other points his finger and holds a melon still attached to the tree above them. Image framed by rocaille design with vegetal and floral motifs., ca. 1750, furniture, Print, Print

Drawing, Six Trophies with the Attributes of Gardening; Designed by Pierre Ranson (French, 1736-1786); France; graphite, pen and ink, brush and gouache on paper; 27 x 20.3 cm (10 5/8 in. x 8 in.)

Frieze, Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, Machine-printed paper, Art Nouveau. Alternating large and medium pink lilies connected by foliate/leafy swag. Secondary ribbon swag behind lilies. Outlined on the bottom by a simplified lace-like pattern (scalloped). This is repeated near the top border as a horizontal band. Bottom border has burgendy and dark green stripes. Top border has dark green and light green stripes. Ground is shaded from light beige (at top) to greenish light beige (at bottom). Background is mottled with green and burgendy to give a watercolor effect of water (). Covering the entire wallpaper is an irregular black grid and black dot pattern., Printed in selvedge: 'Hobbs. Benton & Heath 3296 TL', Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Blüten und Blick auf Großreuth, Gartengestaltung, Nürnbergische Hesperides von Johann Christoph Volkamer, 1710 / garden, Illustration from Nürnbergische Hesperides garden, 1710, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 18th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Design for Textile, Seiffert and Co., Brush and gouache on pre-printed squared paper, A pattern for a corner design, composed of flowers and leaves within a frame., Berlin, Germany, ca. 1860, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Floral Design, Black, white, and taupe crayon, brush and wash on bluish-grey paper, A bunch of boughs with blossoms, buds of various kinds, and leaves., France, 1740-1770, Drawing, Drawing

Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Square). Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.6 x 22.9 cm (10 7/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cornelius Christoffels and Margaret Linsley.

True Loves Offering (Valentine) 1850-1859 United States. Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper .

It is Weakness thus to Dwell (Valentine) 1845-1855 England. Collaged elements on color lithograph on embossed off-white wove paper . George Kershaw

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1800-1850 China. One of four panels. Of dark green satin embroidered in colored silks. Has two panels of figures and one of flowers. Border of modern red cloth with design of fret in couched gold cord. .

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat; France; graphite, brush and watercolor on paper; 21.8 × 35.7 cm (8 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Drawing, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Fabrique de Fazy aux Bergues, Gouache and graphite on laid paper, Left corner border of flowers against black background patterned with curly-leafed tan vines, outer band of purple, blue and white, four single flowers in white upper field., Geneva, Switzerland, ca. 1801, textile designs, Drawing

Untitled Valentine (Two Putti in a Wreath) 1850-1859 United States. Collaged elements on cut and embossed (designed) ivory wove paper . Esther Howland

Sampler, Medium: silk, metal, and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, chain, and knot stitches with couching plain weave foundation, Flowers arranged in a large wreath. At the bottom a girl with a garland and a poodle carrying a basket. Metal motifs in the center. Large flowers show the influence of Chinese embroidery in Mexico., Mexico, 1840s, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Stenciled Table Cover. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 48 x 40 cm (18 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) Original IAD Object: 72" wide; 72" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Alain.

Drawing for Plate 5: From Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania". Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 35.7 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: gouache and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Small mail of the ladies, 1828 No. 53 (574), 1828 Print from the fashion magazine Petit Courrier des Dames (1821-1868). paper engraving Print from the fashion magazine Petit Courrier des Dames (1821-1868). paper engraving

Forget Me Not Where'eer You Be (valentine) 1845-1855 England. Collaged elements, watercolor, and pen and blue ink on cut and embossed ivory wove paper . George Kershaw

Drawing, Design for a printed fabric; France; pen, brush and black ink, gouache on paper; 11.9 x 8.2 cm (4 11/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Volute of leaf vines, ending in a flask with fruits, Enea Vico, 1533 - 1567 print The volute comes from a horn of rolling work. Italy (possibly) paper engraving

Flowers on a plinth lying, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800, draughtsman: anonymous, draughtsman: Jan van Huysum, (rejected attribution), c. 1700 - c. 1800, paper, brush, h 355 mm × w 281 mm

Trial Proof for a Flowered Chintz, Woodcut in multicolored ink on tan ground on white paper, Stylized wild roses intertwined among frames formed by leaf motifs with a buckle-shaped ornament. Printed in red, yellow, green, blue, lavender, and dark brown., France, 1820-30, textile designs, Print, Print

Drawing, Design no. 948 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and gouache on paper; 16.5 × 34.5 cm (6 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.)

Bouquet, Guillaume Anne van der Brugghen, 1821 - 1891 drawing paper. chalk brush flowers in a vase

Economy Sample of Silk. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 25.1 x 23.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.

Valentine - Mechanical floral scene - a man on a horse offers a woman a rose - symbol of love. ca. 1875 Anonymous, British, 19th century. Valentine - Mechanical floral scene - a man on a horse offers a woman a rose - symbol of love.. Anonymous, British, 19th century. ca. 1875. Heavy card-stock, die cut card stock, chromolithography, paper for hinges

Pa. German Plate. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 47.7 x 38.2 cm (18 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.). Medium: oil paint on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Shellady.

Design for a cup 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a cup 392421

Fleurs.. 1866. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Decorative arts , France, Porcelain, French, Porcelain, European , Japanese influences, Flowers

Drawing, Design for a Woven Border; France; graphite, brush and colored gouache on paper, mounted on heavy paper; 38.3 × 22.8 cm (15 1/16 in. × 9 in.)

Rose camellia, Camellia japonica, with crimson flower and dark green foliage.. Illustration by Henrietta Moriarty from "Fifty Plates of Greenhouse Plants" (1807), a re-issue of her own "Viridarium" (1806), with handcoloured copperplate engravings. Moriarty was a colonel's widow who turned to writing novels and illustrating botanical books to support her four children.

Valentine 1850-1870 Anonymous. Valentine. Anonymous. 1850-1870. Cameo-embossed, open-work lace paper, colored paper, ink

Vase with Flowers. The demand for prints of vases with flowers must have been enormous in the 17th century. They were produced in every known printmaking process, including mezzotint. This technique developed only after 1650 and was praised because it approximated the art of painting so closely. This, incidentally, did not apply to the colours: the ones here were added separately by hand.

Apium prostratum Labillardiere var. prostratum prints, copper engravings, line engravings, works on paper

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

Coverlet Fragment, c. 1760-1770. Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1805). Embroidered satin and silk; overall: 19.1 x 14.6 cm (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.).

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Drawing, Trophy; Pierre Ranson (French, 1736-1786); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on water; 9.5 × 8.9 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Hollyhocks and Peacocks (Aoi ni kujaku) 1730-1734 Japan. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e . Nishimura Shigenobu

Floral design for printed textile, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper, Purple lilacs, green and yellow leaves on brown twigs on white ground., France, 1800-1818, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, Cuzzo (Hagenia abyssinica), undated. Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

CODEX TRUJILLO, PERU - BOOK III - ESTAMPA XI - CHOLOQUE - AQUARELA - 18TH CENTURY. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Design for the Embroidery of the Top Part of a Man's Coat, Pattern No. 1410 of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, A bunch of flowers apparently placed in a buttonhole. Part of it reaches to the lapel in which a buttonhole is shown., France, ca. 1785, Drawing, Drawing

Helianthus with Blue Flower Border, folio 28 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies), 1608. France. Watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum; sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.).

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