Floral and Decorative Designs

Ornamental designs for textiles and art featuring intricate floral patterns, delicate colors, and whimsical elements from French artistic traditions.

Design for a hand-screen, draughtsman: Gabriel Huquier, draughtsman: Alexis Peyrotte, (rejected attribution), c. 1738 - c. 1749, paper, pen, brush, scoring, h 292 mm × w 220 mm

Drawing, Design for a Waistcoat; France; pencil and various gouaches on paper; 17.1 × 38 cm (6 3/4 × 14 15/16 in.)

Ornamental Design from 'Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des Dessinateurs et des peintres', No.2, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen., Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728-1808, Anne Allen, English, active France, ca. 1750-1810, Etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper, Irregular cartouche composed of trees, bridges, and fantastic foliage executed in the chinoiserie style. A small figure balances on a bell laden rope suspended between two platforms at center. A figure fishes from a bridge at lower left., France, after 1775, ornament, Print, Print

Print, Ornamental Design with Small Blue Flowers, from Nouvelle suite de cahiers de flerurs naturelle a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, No.1; Designed by 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 cream laid paper tipped in cream paper; Sheet: 25.1 x 19.7 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.) Platemark: 19.6 x 14.3 cm (7 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of Wearing Apparel of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 49.4 × 59.1 cm (19 7/16 × 23 1/4 in.)

Design for a hand-screen, draughtsman: Gabriel Huquier, draughtsman: Alexis Peyrotte, (rejected attribution), c. 1738 - c. 1749, paper, pen, brush, scoring, h 292 mm × w 220 mm

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

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

Print, Trial Proof for a Flowered Chintz; France; woodcut in multicolored ink on tan ground on white paper; 46 x 37.4 cm (18 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Brush and watercolor on paper, Lower left section of a waistcoat. A fan-shaped spray of flowers below the pocket. A flower motif along the border, left. Lower edge of pocket indicated., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

John Wilkes, Crewel Embroidery, 1939 Crewel Embroidery

Mary Berner, Crewel Embroidery, c 1936 Crewel Embroidery

Letter A, Clément Pierre Marillier, After Charles Germain de Saint -Aubin, 1755 - 1768 print Decorative letter A with flower ranks. At the top a crown with flowers. paper etching letters, alphabet, script

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79099-4 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Textile, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk-core threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocading), Length of woven silk, brocaded with an undulating pink ribbon forming an overall S-curve, interspersed with baskets of flowers, in red, rose, yellow-green, dark green, and blue, on a white ground woven with a monochrome honeycomb pattern., England, 1700-1750, woven textiles, Textile

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

Book Illustration, Calico Painting and Printing in the the East Indies in the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries, plate 1

Design for a printed framing, pattern no. 4 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf, Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache, black on paper, Lower left corner, short flower stems are obliquely shown. They form horizontal and vertical borders together with leaves and blossoms., France, 1795-1810, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Cornelius Christoffels and Margaret Linsley, Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Square), c 1936 Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Square)

Crewel Embroidery. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30 x 22.9 cm (11 13/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 72" long; 34" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fanchon Larzelere.

Wilhelmus the third / prince of Orangien, 1738 - 1767 print Hanging Portret of Willem III, Prince of Orange, and a trumpet with coatschild, surrounded by an oval list of two tied orange tree branches. A four -line verse under the show. paper letterpress printing equestrian state-portrait. prince. floral interlace ~ ornament

Letters bls; Iime Recueil de Chiffres. Decorative letter B of flower rinks and oak leaves letter L. A wreath with berries at the top.

Vertical Decorative Floral Band, 1773. Giacomo Cavenezia (Italian). Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor; sheet: 32 x 22.9 cm (12 5/8 x 9 in.).

Project for the Decoration of an Oblong Panel, Brush and watercolor, black chalk, and graphite on white laid paper, Below is a calix from which two curved rinceaux spring. They end laterally in blossoms from which candelabra rise. They end above the head of the half-figure of a child. From the flowers and the lower scrolls of the figure hang festoons toward the candelabra. Birds are upon the upper ones from which trophies hang with implements of Cupid. Butterflies are at the ends of threads held by the birds., France, ca. 1780, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

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 Embroidered Decoration of a Main's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and gouache on paper; 21.5 × 38.4 cm (8 7/16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Floral design for printed textile, Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752-1818, Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper, Intertwining pattern of pink, purple and blue flowers on purple leaf stems. Graphite lined border on white ground., France, 1800-1818, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing

Garland between two mascarons of leaf raft; Fruitenguirlands / Früchtenbüchlein; 8-blade series: Früchten Buchlein. Leaf from a series of 12 sheets, numbered 1-8.

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat; France; brush and watercolor on paper; 18.3 × 38.5 cm (7 3/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Unfinished Design for a Waistcoat, Pencil and various gouaches on paper, Unfinished design for the embroidery of the left bottom part of a man's waistcoat. The floral design on the flap of the pocket is roughly traced. A plant with bell and other flowers and enormous calyx-leaves grows from the bottom point of the pocket; its right part is sketched. Boughs with a bell flower, buds, and a leaf are to grow from the edge of the waistcoat., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design no. 536 for the Emrboidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 21.4 × 38.3 cm (8 7/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Design for an Embroidered Vertical Border, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, Similar scheme is 1920-36-30, but for the inner lateral strip which is replaced by a garland sloping around the bottom of the bunches., France, 1780-1800, Drawing, Drawing

Design for the Embroidery of a Lady's Overskirt of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache on paper, Ruffled yellow edge along the rising part of which are two alternate three rings of a chain, with standing and hanging boughs and a fantastic plant. A plant is in the corner., France, 1790-1800, Drawing, Drawing

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1785/90. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79100-20 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam Holland America Line. 1958. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. Rare Book Division

Border, Medium: linen, silk, net, metallic thread, metal sequins Technique: couching and satin stitches and applique on plain weave, Part of a multicolored border with a main section of repeating triangles and arches. The arches frame a landscape of grass and trees, and the main triangle supports an oval medallion framing Cupid. Probably part of a border for a dress., France, 19th century, embroidery & stitching, Border

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

Border, Greeff Fabrics Inc., Medium: cotton Technique: block and roller printed on plain weave, Border with large red and blue flowers with green leaves on a pale yellow ground. Narrow guard borders in tan and dark brown., England, 1800-1835, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Border

Drawing, Floral design for printed textile; Designed by Louis-Albert DuBois (Swiss, 1752-1818); France; brush and gouache on white wove paper; Sheet: 21 x 14.4 cm (8 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.) Image: 19 x 12.4 cm (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in.)

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of Wearing Apparel, No. 31, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 16.8 × 22.8 cm (6 5/8 in. × 9 in.)

Double Akelei (Aquilegia Vulgaris) and Appel (Malus Pumila), Anonymous, After Crispijn van de Passe (I), 1640 print Double akelei and apple. With a bird and some ornamental plants. Figs. 51 and 52 on a leaf by hand numbered 26. In: Anselmi Boëtii the boat i.c. Brugsis & Rodolphi II. Imp. Novel. Medici a Cubiculis Florum, Herbarum, AC Fructuum Selectiorum Icones, & Vires Pleraque Hacttenus Ignotæ. Part of the album with magazines and plates from the Boodts Herbarium of 1640. The twelfth of twelve albums with watercolors of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. print maker: Southern Netherlandsafter print by: Cologne paper. ink. watercolor (paint) engraving fruits: apple. flowers: columbine. birds

Medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century 13,14, 14th century 1,3-6,8-11, and 15th century 2,7,12,15. Chromolithograph by Francis Bedford from Owen Jones' The Grammar of Ornament, Quaritch, London, 1868.

Sampler, Elizabeth Jane Alden, American, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and stem stitches on plain weave foundation, Three alphabets separated by floral vine borders, with a floral garland below. With a floral border on four sides. At the bottom, a verse and inscription., The verse reads:, Let every virtue reign within thy breast, That heaven approves or makes its owner blest, USA, 1834, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, City Palace, Rajendra Pol, marble inlays,

Two plates decorated at the bottom with bouquets of flowers with a tulip (plate 1) and with Onkil (plate 2), products of the porcelain factory in the corner from the 18th century - views in a scale of 1: 2, in the collections in the collection in the Adys year; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1906 (1906-00-00-1906-00-00);Korzec - porcelain factory, ceramics (artist), porcelain, plates

Design for an Octagonal Plate, Brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper, Decoration for octagonal plate with deep blue-black border covered partially with gold zigzag triangle motif. Inside is a wreath of pink and purple flowers connected by green leafy vines., Japan, 1880-1910, tableware designs, Drawing, Drawing

Print, Trophies; Print Maker: Louis-Marin Bonnet (French, 1736 - 1793); pastel manner engraving in various colors on paper; 40.7 × 27.8 cm (16 in. × 10 15/16 in.)

Mildred E Bent, Bedspread (Detail), c 1938 Bedspread (Detail)

Project for the Decoration of an Oblong Panel, Brush and watercolor over graphite on white laid paper, Two rinceaux are connected by two snakes and a leaf. The latter forms, together with a calix, the support of a round table top, upon which a bowl stands on three tall legs. Smoke emerges from the bowl. Two cornucopias are placed in the ring connecting the legs. Stems in heart form spring from them. Above, two birds sit upon festoons., France, ca. 1780, ornament, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Design for Embroidered Waistcoat; Designed by Mademoiselle Favel; France; brush and gouache on laid paper; 10.3 x 28.1 cm (4 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.)

Drawing, Trophy with Attributes of War and Peace; After Henri Salembier (French, 1753 - 1820); France; pen and ink with gouache; 28 × 20.5 cm (11 in. × 8 1/16 in.)

Netherlands, Mainz, Scholz, firm Jos., Letter of greeting with wreath of flowers and landscape with farm and animals, verso - stamped, Letter of greeting with unwritten cartouche within a decorative frame with representations of a wreath of flowers and a landscape with a farm and animals. Numbered lower left: No. 2., print, folk print, letter of greeting, prints, folk prints, height 430 mm, width 335 mm, Publication (Event), Publication, German, publisher, 1829 - 1880, paper, lithography (technique), colours, print maker, printmaker

Sidewall (France); block-printed on joined sheets; Overall: 116 x 51 cm (45 11/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

Illustration (France); watercolor and gouache on paper; 48.5 x 31.5 cm (19 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cornelius Christoffels and Margaret Linsley, Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Square), c 1936 Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Square)

Vest in pieces. Taffeta, silk, cream, embroidery in the past, polychrome silk son, around 1790. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 56121-4 Pass embroidery, cream, silk thread, vest, polychrome, silk, taffeta, piece

Pa. German Plate. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 46.8 x 36.9 cm (18 7/16 x 14 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" in diameter. Medium: oil paint on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Shellady.

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Fractur. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 46.3 x 52 cm (18 1/4 x 20 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 16" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Levone.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1785/90. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79099-23 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, A half-drop multicolored floral stripe of two medallions, one above the other, tilted in opposing diagonals and containing flowers. The medallions are supported by scrolling brackets. Stripes divided by narrow stripe with motif resembling peacock feathers. Background is yellow. Two blue warps in right side of component 'b.', England, ca. 1795, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Persian Arab floral tile decoration. Leaf 34 Recto from a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

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

Textile, Medium: silk, metal-wrapped silk-core yarns of three types Technique: warp-faced plain weave ground with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocade) Label: silk brocaded with metallic yarns, Length of white silk brocaded with three types of gold metallic yarns, with large C-shaped curves and exotic leaves and flowers., England, ca. 1740, woven textiles, Textile

Print, Title page, Plate 1 from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres", No.1, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen.; Designed by 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; 18.6 x 13 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.

Drawing, A bunch of four carnations; France; pencil, gouache colors

Title page, Plate 1 from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen. Date/Period: After 1775. Print. Etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper. Author: Jean-Baptiste Pillement.

Netherlands, Le Mair, Johannes, Oval ornamental frame, verso - stamped, Oval ornamental frame with Faam blowing her trumpet at the top right and left., print, ornamental print, prints, height 185 mm, width 146 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1755 - 1755, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), hand colouring

Mainz, Scholz, firm Jos., Netherlands, Letter of greeting with a wreath of flowers and a hay wagon, verso - stamped, Letter of greeting with unwritten cartouche within a decorative frame with representations of a wreath of flowers and farmers at a hay wagon. Numbered lower right: No. 8., print, folk print, letter of greeting, prints, folk prints, height 426 mm, width 340 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1829 - 1880, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), kleuren, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Duits, publisher

Austin L Davison, Pa German Plate, 1935 1942 Pa. German Plate

Drawing, Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat of the Fabrique de St. Ruf; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 18.9 × 35.7 cm (7 7/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Drawing, Design for a Jug; Made for Noritake; Japan; brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on paper; 29 x 15.3 cm (11 7/16 x 6 in.) Mat: 35.7 x 45.8 cm (14 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.); 1985-14-41

Design from a Proposed Portfolio. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 46.1 x 35.8 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1780/85. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79098-2 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Garden, Anonymous, c. 1830 - C. 1850 Hanging Jardinière in the form of a pink basket with a rebellion. Germany paper. ink. deck paint

Bonnet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 55 x 36.7 cm (21 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Florence Earl.

Mainz, Scholz, firm Jos., Netherlands, Letter of greeting with a wreath of flowers and a hay wagon, verso - stamped, Letter of greeting with an unwritten cartouche within a decorative frame with representations of a wreath of flowers and a hay wagon by a river. Numbered lower right: No. 7., print, folk print, letter of greeting, prints, folk prints, height 421 mm, width 336 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1829 - 1880, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), kleuren, Publication (Event), Publicatie, Duits, publisher

Drawing, Design for Embroidered Waistcoat, pattern 1594 of the Fabrique de St. Ruf; Designed by Mademoiselle Montalent; France; brush and gouache on laid paper; 18.3 x 27.2 cm (7 3/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

I'll Ne'er Forget Thee (valentine) 1825-1835 United States. Collaged elements on embossed ivory wove paper .

Patchwork Quilt. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 96" wide; 108" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Fletcher.

Drawing, Trial-proof for a printed vertical border; France; brush and watercolor on paper; 44.2 x 28 cm (17 3/8 in. x 11 in.)

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Standard Wall-Paper Company; machine-printed paper; 91 x 49 cm (35 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Crewel Embroidery (Border). Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 27.6 x 76.8 cm (10 7/8 x 30 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lawrence Peterson.

Print, Ornamental Design from "Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen.; Designed by 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; I19.5 x 14 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.) Platemark: 19.5 x 14 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.) 23 x 17.8 cm (9 1/16 x 7 in.) Mount: 24.7 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)

George Loughridge, Chintz, c 1936 Chintz

How Sweet You Are (Valentine) 1835-1845 United States. Collaged elements on embossed (designed) ivory wove paper .

American 20th Century, Plate 12 From the Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania, c 1939 Plate 12: From the Portfolio Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania

Harriette Gale, Tavern sign, 1939 Tavern sign

Sampler (Austria); Embroidered by Karoline Berger (Austrian); Student at Kunstgewerbeschule; silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on silk foundation

Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon 1761-1770 Japan. A variety of miniature chrysanthemums are growing in what appears to be a beautiful celadon bowl. This is the second edition of this design; the first was a calendar print for the year 1766 with markings on the bowl.. Color woodblock print; chuban . Suzuki Harunobu

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

The Magdalene is seen seated by a mound of earth on which rests a skull; two seraph above. Below, a bunch of flowers and a blank inscriptional ribbon. Green framing line on mount. Date: ca. 1750. Brush and watercolor on paper, mounted. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Drawing, Design for two small pins; Italy

Anonymous. Vest embroidery project. Lead mine, gouache on cardboard, around 1785/90. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 79100-2 Embroidery, cardboard, vest, gouache, lead mine, project, 18th century

Ornamental Design from 'Nouvelle suite de cahiers chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres' No.3, Inventes et dessines par Jean Pillement. Graves par Anne Allen., Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728-1808, Anne Allen, English, active France, ca. 1750-1810, Etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper, Open air pavillion in surroundings of fantastic flora. Single figure carrying umbrella at center., France, after 1775, ornament, Print, Print

Peonenroos (Paeonia) and Anemoon (Anemone), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Red anemones. Numbered at the top right: 232. On the right the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk. ink brush / pen flowers: anemone

Decorative wreath of roses with Greek motto. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Charlin after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from "Les Roses," Firmin Didot, Paris, 1817.

Texile. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.3 x 22.9 cm (13 7/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.

Horse Armor; Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1560 - 1570; Tempera colors and gold and silver paint on paper bound between original pasteboard covered with original brown calf; Leaf: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15,16 x 11 3,8 in.)

Four drawings of vegetables and fruit from China, dated between 1800 and 1899. The drawings depict various types of vegetables and fruits in a Chinese artistic style

Wish letter with children playing, c. 1780 - c. 1899 print Wish letter with unwritten cartouche within a decorative framework with performances of children and toys playing. Numbered below: No. 5. Netherlands paper children's games and plays. (flying a) kite. seesaw. swinging (children's game)

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