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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
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
165 assets in this story
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Tulips and Snail with Dog and Hare Border, folio 7 (verso), 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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Tray. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 42.4 cm (13 15/16 x 16 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" long; 9 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Roadman.
4409-17440246
Crock. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" High 11 5/8" Dia(top) 11" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor and graphite of paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.
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Trophy, Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper, A lyre and mirror intertwined with floral wreaths., France, ca. 1780, Drawing, Drawing
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A Wreath of Roses, 1799. Mary Lawrence (British). Etching and stipple, hand colored; sheet: 48.3 x 36.7 cm (19 x 14 7/16 in.).
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Frieze, Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, Machine-printed paper, mica flakes, Flitter frieze with large swags of grapes and grape leaves, suspended from foliate band running along top edge. Printed in shades of green, metallic green, lavender, tan and gold mica flakes on a background tan at bottom and lighter off-white at top., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze
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Designs for embroidery, Black crayon on tracing paper, Vertical rectangle. Designs of abstract floral patterns for panels and borders. Each drawing stamped at top: 'Dessin original a broderie.' Designs numbered 183 (N), France, ca. 1890, Drawing, Drawing
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Chinoiserie Fantasy with Skaters and an Exotic Figure in an Iceboat. Artist: Jean Pillement (French, Lyons 1728-1808 Lyons). Dimensions: 24 x 15 3/4 in. (60.9 x 40 cm). Date: 1771. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Alvin M Gully, Wall Stencil, c 1940 Wall Stencil
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Design for a ceiling painting with musician women and putti with flower basket as allegory on Blijdschap, draughtsman: Dionys van Nijmegen, 1715 - 1798, paper, brush, pen, h 377 mm × w 540 mm
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Ladybird and European Wild Pansy; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish , Hungarian, 1542 - 1600), and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575); Vienna, Austria; 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9,16 x 4 7,8 in.)
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CDK Wyspiały, Stanis Aw (1869 1907)
4443-19528618
Foliate Arabesque with Rodents, Henri Salembier, French, 1753 - 1820, Brush, water color, gouache on vellum, Single scroll of a foliate arabesque, with four rodents shown climbing over the vines, and a snake curled about a tendril, beneath one rat. Copied motif from Raphael's Vatican loggia., Italy, 1650-1700, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Tabea Hosier, Warren Estate, c 1936 Warren Estate
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Design for a Comb, Pen and ink, brush and gray, yellow watercolor on paper, Jewelry design for a hair comb intended to be executed in gilded, partly engraved metal and diamonds. Seventeen tines. The cresting border consists of hearts with, on top, a big diamond between two small pearls, inside a lozenge with four pearls instead of the angles. The central row contains two chains of pearls and eight bigger pearls below as a junction to the engraved band., Italy, ca. 1830, jewelry, Drawing, Drawing
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Edith Magnette, Quilt, c 1941 Quilt
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Platter from Marseille, France, 18th century, decorated with Chinese ornithological painting. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquot's General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l'Auteur, Paris, 1874.
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Vignette with flowers, portrait medallion and ribbon.
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Design for Embroidery for a Man's Waistcoat, for the Fabrique de St. Ruf, Brush and gouache, graphite on paper, Left bottom corner with obliquely rising bottom edge. Peacock feathers and leaf scrolls alternate along the outer edges. Obliquely disposed strips with flowers in the field., France, ca. 1785, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Tomb of Bishop Benozzo Federighi, by Della Robbia Luca, 1455, 15th Century, majolica. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Santa Trinita Church. Detail decorative frieze ribbons bouquets flowers leaves.
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Cotton Cloth. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.4 cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" wide; 9 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pearl Gibbo.
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Memorial Picture. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 54.2 x 45.8 cm (21 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 19 1/4" high; 15 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adolph Opstad.
4443-73201226
Paris, Lemercier, Joseph-Rosé, Noël, Joseph Gustave, Daumont, Hamap de Venise en verre bleu, peinture en émaux, Reproduction of a design for a decorated vase, recto - printed, print, engraving, page, reproduction, photographs, photographically illustrated books, G. Noël. del., Daumont lith., height 159 mm, width 156 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1859 - 1864, paper, papier, chromolithografie, Work conception, Frans, 1823 - 1881, after a design by, 1803-06-29 - 1887-01-01, printer, drukker
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Panel of ceramic wall tiles decorated with foliage in the Esrefzade Mosque in Iznik, Bursa, made in Iznik, Turkey, circa 1610. Mosquee dEchref Pacha Zade a Isnik. Panneau de revetement mural. Isnik (vers 1610). Pochoir (stencil) handcoloured lithograph from Alexandre Raymonds Faience Decorative de la Vieille Turquie, Decorative Pottery from Ancient Turkey, Editions Albert Morance, Paris, 1927.
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Lillian Causey, Quilt, c 1936 Quilt
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Muhammad Akbar 'urf Muhammad, Copy undated: appearance of paper, handwriting, ink, etc. suggests a date of ca. 18th century.
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Plate with trompe l'oeil illustration of landscape pasted on wood grain, and flower pot or jardiniere with botanical decoration from Niderviller, Lorraine, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquot's General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l'Auteur, Paris, 1874.
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Lotus painting on a wall in Chinese temple
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Marianne-Elisa Birch. Ideal. Poem by Alphonse de Lamartine extracted from the meditations illuminated by his wife Marianne Birch. Ink and gouache on paper, gilded with the gold leaf, 1850. Paris, museum of romantic life. Ink, illumination, gouache, poem, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century
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Jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla, as design motif in wallpaper and fabric patterns. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grasset's Plants and their Application to Ornament,” Paris, 1897. Grasset (1841-1917) was a Swiss artist whose innovative designs inspired the art nouveau” movement at the end of the 19th century.
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Drawing for Plate 8: From the Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania". Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 46 cm (14 x 18 1/8 in.). Medium: gouache and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.
4443-19539940
Proof of Design for a Printed Textile, Colored woodblock on paper, Design of floral forms enclosing scene showing a bridge across river with boats and buildings at left. Background is stippled (picotage)., France, 1800-1820, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Florence Truelson, Patchwork Quilt (Section), 1935 1942 Patchwork Quilt (Section)
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Wool Flowers Under Glass. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 49.2 x 37.6 cm (19 3/8 x 14 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 20" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank J. Mace.
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Drawing, Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands, possibly for the Entrance Hall; Designed by Frederick Crace (English, 1779-1859); Client: George IV, King of England; England; brush and watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite on white wove paper; 17.1 x 24 cm (6 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
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Design for wall panels decorated with Chinoiserie scenes second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for wall panels decorated with Chinoiserie scenes 388256
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Pa. German Bride's Box. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.3 x 22.8 cm (11 9/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high; 18 3/4" long; 11 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.
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In the clove frame Winkler & Schorn
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Plates with simple decoration: two from 1753, one with flowers by Huny 1753, one decorated by Le Bel Jr. 1761, one with flowers by Choisy 1757, and one with flowers by Gremont 1761. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quantin, Paris, 1891.
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James Vail, Painted Velvet, 1935 1942 Painted Velvet
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Tulp (tulip), Anselm Bootius of Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Pink-white tulip, with two petals in detail. Numbered at the top right: 25. Part of the first album with drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk brush flowers: tulip
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Border; machine-printed paper; 34.5 x 23.5 cm (13 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.); 1973-42-24
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Francia. Tarjeta postal. Felicitación para el nuevo año 1895.
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Easter cards depicting woman with flowers; musical notation with landscape in background.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Women, Musical notation
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Drawing, Design for a badge; Italy; 1940-86-7
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Reinaert with a letter at Canteclaer and his family, Bernard Willem Wierink, 1866 - 1939 drawing Design for illustration (fol. 6, second design): Van den Vos Reinaerde; Reinaert, as a recluse, with a letter at Canteclaer and his family, for a wall. paper. pencil. chalk. ink. cardboard pen / brush fable of Reynard the Fox
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Window with a church with tower, city walls, farmer with shovel and caption "Dirck van der Mool Anno 1698, Lucas ...", Anonymous, 1698 Panel in which five colored windows with images of, among other things, a church with tower, face on the walls of a city. glass. lead (metal). Panel in which five colored windows with images of, among other things, a church with tower, face on the walls of a city. glass. lead (metal).
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An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch dated 1778 Shaikh Zain al-Din Indian This natural study comes from a famous collection of works commissioned by the Chief Justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey, and his wife, Lady Mary. The original album included 326 paintings, many of which, like the one here, were distinctively inscribed with the names of the artist and of Sir Elijah Impey's wife. This work has been signed in Persian by Shaikh Zain al-Din next to the inscription specifying "in the Collection of Lady Impey in Calcutta". Both inscriptions can be seen at the lower left. Zain al-Din, who is considered the foremost artist to have worked on Impeys album, is believed to have painted from life, which accounts for the naturalism of his work. The bird in this picture appears to step up on the branch of the Bauhinia purpurea, while the moth rests lightly on the flower to drink its nectar. Although he was trained in Mughal techniques, the abse
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Bound Print (France)
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Trade cards depicting flowers, children, calligraphy, cats, acorns, thread and autumn foliage. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Flowers, Thread
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Kate Greenaway, Calendar for 1884: two girls, 1883, chromolithograph on paper.
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Pitcher (broken) with complex design, Rouen, 26 July 1708. Ornaments in the Dutch-Japanese style, colours in the Italian style. Cruche a decor complexe, rappelant par les ornements l'imitation Hollando-Japonaise, et par les couleurs le style Italien. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Emilie Pottier from Andre Pottier's Histoire de la Faience de Rouen, Auguste le Brument, Rouen, 1870.
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Fractur. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 37.3 x 46 cm (14 11/16 x 18 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/4" high; 15 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Roadman.
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American 20th Century, Quilt Applique (Stars), 1935 1942 Quilt Applique (Stars)
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CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO II E 145 - DANZA DE LOS DIABLICOS - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Valentine 1874 Kate Greenaway. Valentine. Kate Greenaway (British, London 1846-1901 London). 1874. White card stock with embossed, scalloped borders; chromolithography in colors and gold, gilded open work lace paper, purple pleated silk, purple watercolor, white paper
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Birthday, Christmas, New Year and Valentine cards depicting flowers, boating and courtship.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Courtship, Flowers
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Vrijheidsboom geplant te Middelburg, 1795.The freedom tree planted on the Grote Markt in Middelburg, 13 February 1795. The French troops were drawn into the city on 6 February. With inscription on verso.
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The lion, suspecting treachery on the part of the monkey, slays him and flees, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556-1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 12.5 x 10 cm (4 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.).
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A.J. Desclée. Neg't in wines
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Chez les Maories: Sauvageries (At Home with the Maori: Savage Things). Paul Gauguin; French, 1848-1903. Date: 1893. Dimensions: 328 × 265 mm (closed); 328 × 530 mm (open). Watercolor, with traces of black crayon and graphite, on tapa, partially laid down on cream wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Title page with landscape view of an overgrown garden with fountain, wisteria arch, flowers and shrubs. Chromolithograph by an unknown artist from the California Perfume Company (later Avon) product catalog, New York, Kansas, Montreal, 1927.
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A Coty advert celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II placed next to a front-cover of The Tatler featuring a painting of the Queen wearing fur and carrying a bouquet of roses Date: 1953
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Needlework Picture. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.5 cm (11 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" wide; 19 9/16" deep. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.
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Drawing, Design for Title Page Heading of "The Scarlet Thorn" by John Burroughs; Harry Fenn (American, 1845-1911); pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on off-white illustration board; Sheet: 27.3 x 37.6 cm (10 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)