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Floral Textiles and Artworks

A collection of vintage floral designs, including embroidered veils, crewel embroidery, and photographs of daffodils, exuding a nostalgic and artistic atmosphere.

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to S.A. White | Library of Congress
Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to S.A. White | Library of Congress
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Syrena Swanson, Burse and Chalice Veil, c 1940 Burse and Chalice VeilTrophy with weapons and Chinese hatEdith Magnette, Crewel Embroidery for Table, 1941 Crewel Embroidery for TableDaffodils in a vase, anonymous, 1900 - 1930 photograph This photo is part of an album. photographic support flowers: narcissus. containerseaster flowers and eggs. vintage postcard style. antique cardboard isolated on white backgroundBasket with Flowers, Leo Gestel, 1891 - 1941 drawing paper. India ink (ink). pencil pen cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. container made of plant material other than wood: basketGlass vase with flowers, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print paper engravingFrank Nelson, Pin Cushion Doily, c 1939 Pin Cushion DoilyBoetticher Carl (1806-1889), various decorations, fabrics, wallpaper (04.07.1848): Detail. Pencil heighted on paper, 34.4 x 26.2 cm (including scan edges) Boetticher Carl (1806-1889): Verschiedene Dekorationen, Stoffe, TapetenCivil War envelope folded from wallpaper to S.A. White | Library of CongressFlowers in a vase, Louise Elsen, 1880 print Various flowers in a vase. On the left next to the vase is another flower. paper etching flowers in a vase. flowersTrophy with agricultural objects, Etienne Claude Voysard, After Pierre Ranson, 1778 print A trophy with agricultural objects such as a scythe, a threshing flail, ears, fruit, a shovel and a bag. Paris paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. agricultural implementsDesign for a Painted Porcelain Tureen and Tray, Brush and watercolor, black chalk on cream laid paper, Covered tureen shown in elevation (above) with tray (below). Tureen with ovoid bowl on foliated legs from which rise rod-shaped handles with entwined bands of ribbon and leaves. Floral sprays in yellow, red and blue of roses, ranuculluses, and daisies on the body of the bowl, cover, and tray; cover with floral knop. Lozenge-shaped tray with floral decoration and bands., France, ca. 1750, ceramics, Drawing, DrawingAlbert Levone, Pa German Coffee Pot Designs, c 1937 Pa. German Coffee Pot DesignsVase with Flowers. Vase with different flowers, including a sunflower.Fragment (China); silkA white rose surrounded by other flowers Date: circa 1880Tile; tin-enamelled earthenwareGiacinto Capelli, Water or Cider Jug, c 1939 Water or Cider JugPanel, Medium: silk, glass beads Technique: knitted, Oval panel of glass beads forming a group of flowers in bright colors, on a rectangle of white plain knitting. Probably intended for a bag or purse., Austria, 19th century, knotted, knitted and crocheted textiles, PanelFlower vase with flowers and cheese herb. This print is part of an album.Trophy with musical instruments. Trophy consisting of musical instruments and flowers.Three textile fragments. Three textile fragments of two different dresses on a leaf, embroidery and shibori zome on silk.Medaillon en trofee met muziekinstrumenten.A fan leaf with a medallion with a standing figure and a trophy with musical instruments.Basket with flowers. Design for a print.Plate, oval with scalloped edge, multicolored painted with a vase with flowers, anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1780 Plate, oval with a scumed edge, from Faïence. Multicolored painted with a vase with flowers. Delft . Plate, oval with a scumed edge, from Faïence. Multicolored painted with a vase with flowers. Delft .Ornament with vase, cartouches and palm branches; Sixty Different Sorts Of Ornaments (...). An ornament with a cartouche with palm branches, underneath a rocaille motif. Awarded a vase with flowers and surrounded by leaf and floral motifs.Sewing sample, France, late 19th century, Sewing sampleOrnaments with leaves, 1857 - 1859 Leaf 75 Verso from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. tracing paper. pencil foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentFrancis Law Durand, Game Box (For Poker Chips), c 1939 Game Box (For Poker Chips)American Beauty Roses.. Carleton H. Graves (American, 1867 - 1943)Katherine Hastings, Linen Towel Flower Design, c 1937 Linen Towel - Flower DesignLester Kausch, Flowered Challis Gown, c 1940 Flowered Challis GownRibbon Ornament (France); silkTwo doorknobs. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Frances Lichten, Materials from Patchwork Bedspread, c 1936 Materials from Patchwork BedspreadFour ornaments, 1728 print Four ornament performances. From top to bottom: a trophy of musical instruments, shepherd's staff and garden tools. Ornament with two horns of abundance. Ornament of leaf vines. Ornament with a vase of flowers. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving tambourine. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty. foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornamentOrnament with pomegranate with leaves and obelisk.Marriage certificates, and Christmas cards with flowers as ornamentation.. Proofs, Cards, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. FlowersFragment third quarter 18th century Italian or French. Fragment. Italian or French. third quarter 18th century. Silk. Textiles-VelvetsEdward White, Brooch, c 1936 BroochTrade card for Florida Water perfume company, with depictions of flower, birds, and women brushing hair.. Proofs, Trade cards. 1876 - 1878. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Women, PerfumesSweet is the Dream Divinely Sweet (valentine). Unknown Artist; English, 19th century. Date: 1835-1845. Dimensions: 250 × 204 mm (folded sheet). Collaged elements and pen and blue ink on pink accented and embossed ivory wove paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.John Cutting, Toilette Box, c 1937 Toilette BoxSmall Bouquets Tied With A Ribbon 1656-99 Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer French. Small Bouquets Tied With A Ribbon 354156Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), theater curtain, Sondershausen. () (Without Dat.): View. Pencil watercolor on the box, 35.3 x 49.7 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Theatervorhang, Sondershausen ()Birthday, Christmas and Easter cards depicting the ocean, sailboats, bees, decorative design and flowers, including: cherry blossoms and apple blossoms.. Fisher, Ellen T.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Bees, FlowersStationery with flower vase and water pot, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699 print China paper color woodcutCup, vase, and dish. A cup with lid and saucer on a shelf next to a scent vase. Below the shelf sits a serving dish with scalloped edges and a group of flowers in the center. The scent vase is molded in the shape of a bouquet of flowers in a vase.. (Recto, mount) upper right, printed in black ink: "PLATE CXCI." Lower center, printed in black ink: "CROWN-DERBY. / 371. CUP, COVER, AND SAUCER. space 369. SCENT VASE. FLOWERS IN RELIEF. / 370. DISH. FLOWERS. BY BILLINGSLEY. / Geological Museum. italicized"Brooch. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 24.7 x 17.2 cm (9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John H. Tercuzzi.Brooch. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 35.7 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert Stewart.All My Best Wishes Are for Thee, Nostalgia CardsStill life with flowers and fruit, in a basket of reeds on a marble top, Still life with flowers and fruit in a basket, draughtsman: Anthony Oberman, (mentioned on object), 1791 - c. 1845, paper, h 288 mm × w 236 mmStill life with leaves and flowers, anonymous, c. 1855 - c. 1870 stereograph photographic support. cardboard albumen print cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowersAkelei-ten; Round card game. A round playing card with ten acches in a circle and with the Roman numeral X.Ann Gene Buckley, Reticule, c 1936 ReticulePearl Rose (Perle des jardins), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 cm). Printer: George S. Harris & Sons (American, Philadelphia). Publisher: Issued by Goodwin & Company. Date: 1890.The "Flowers" series of trading cards (N164) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1890 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns all 50 cards in the series. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Raymond Manupelli, Beaded Lamp Mat, 1940 Beaded Lamp MatTwo bunches of fruit; Ornaments with cherubs and bunches. Fruits.Two fruit fruit. Leged Below Numbered: 20. The Print is part of an album.Gladys Phillips, Details of Patchwork Quilt, c 1937 Details of Patchwork QuiltSix of Spades from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards, F. Chardon, French, active 19th c., Lithograph on glazed paper, Six of Spades from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards., Paris, France, 1858, Playing Card, Playing CardSebastian Simonet, Pair of Satin Pillow Shams, c 1936 Pair of Satin Pillow ShamsWatercolor country boots with red flowers and greenery, illustration isolated on white background. Rustic wedding Watercolor country boots with red flowers and greenery, illustration isolated on white background. Rustic wedding. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LiubovxPonomarchukx 18603677Dahlias suitable in flower basket by Mr. B.H. Wagenvoorde, Richard Tepe, c. 1900 - c. 1940 photograph Netherlands photographic support flowers in a vaseChristmas cards depicting flowers, winter scenes, a house and a carriage.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Winter, FlowersSeven of Hearts, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Playing cards issued as trade cards from the series "Transparent Playing Cards" (N233), issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Bros. Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. Some card versos state that there are 52 cards included in the deck whereas other versos confirm the number at 53. Each card verso reads, "Hold to the light/ Read your fortune.". Seven of Hearts, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyFlower vase. A vase with flowers, including peonies. There is a rose branch on the plinth.Eight designs for jewelry, including black and gold brooch with tiny watch.. Gerlach, Martin. Prints, Design drawings. 1872 - 1873. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry , Design, Pendants (Jewelry)Tea Caddy in Cloth Wrapper, anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1830 print On the right a piece of fabric printed with floral motifs, held together by a black cord, with a teapot in it. Next to it two cherries. With one poem. The design is printed on crepe paper. The chrysanthemum and Paulownia on the pattern of the material are imperial emperial emblems. crepe paper color woodcut tea-pot; samovarOrnament with the monogram of Christ and flowers in vases. .Mittens. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 49.8 x 39.9 cm (19 5/8 x 15 11/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Archie Thompson.Cornelius Christoffels and Margaret Linsley, Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Piece), c 1936 Pieced Autograph Quilt (1 Piece)Patches of Diamond Patchwork Quilt. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 35.7 cm (11 1/2 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 81 1/2" long; 71 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Magnette.Still Life. Heinrich Kühn, photographer (Austrian, born Germany, 1866 - 1944) 1895 Inscription: Inscribed verso print in green ink "HEINRICH KUHN/AUSTRIAN, 1866 - 1944/STILL LIFE. Circa 1895. Photograph/Courtesy of Helios, Inc.' in a later unknown hand.Valentine - The WreathBasket of Flowers Gustav Kalhammer Austrian Publisher Wiener Werkstätte 1907Rex F Bush, Rag Doll Tilly, c 1937 Rag Doll - TillyPortrait of a woman. Portrait of a woman. Bust, to the left. Pendant of SK-A-2177. Part of the portrait miniaturen collection.Fan Leaf (France); silk leaf painted with gouache and applied with laceFrench greeting card with floral elements 1900Picture series Letters and Plants, Periwinkle and Large I, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from the 19th century, exact date unknownTen of Spades from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards, F. Chardon, French, active 19th c., Lithograph on glazed paper, Ten of Spades from Set of 'Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III' Playing Cards., Paris, France, 1858, Playing Card, Playing CardFlowers and Berries from the Holy Land.. Proofs, Cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Flowers, BerriesCoat of Arms of Anthonie Willem Hendrik Noltzenius de Man, Frederik Lodewijk Huygens, 1817 - 1887Tambourine, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Tambourine, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyA beautifully embroidered silk bookmark to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee 1897Front doubleur. 1907 - 1903. Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870 ). bindings (gathered matter components), Book covers. Spencer Collection. BookbindingNine Hearts, from the Playing Cards series (N84) to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes for W. Duke, Sons and Co. 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Trade cards from the "Playing Cards" series (N84), issued in a set of 53 cards in 1888 to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes produced by W. Duke Sons & Co. The versos across the set display a matching abstract floral pattern. The Joker advertises Duke brand cigarettes and the Ace of Spades displays an ad for Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes. Besides Turkish Cross-Cut, a version of the same set of playing cards was also released to promote the overall W. Duke Sons & Co. brand.. Nine Hearts, from the Playing Cards series (N84) to promote Turkish Cross-Cut Cigarettes for W. Duke, Sons and Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Illustration of flower vase against beige backgroundColor print by an anonymous artist depicting a bouquet of five colombines, created around 1900 using oil pressure technique.Albuca minor, Albuca jauntre, Sentry in the Box, Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840, les liliacees, 1802 - 1816.Parisian Service (Haviland service): Right in the sun (no. 9), 1875. Félix Bracquemond (French, 1833-1914). Etching; sheet: 31 x 44.4 cm (12 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.); platemark: 25.1 x 25.1 cm (9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.).Vintage invitation card with ornate elegant retro abstract floral design, red pale yellow and dark olive green flowers and leaves on grayish green background with frame border and text label. Vector illustration.A fantastic example of a photographic studio from the early 20th century with the decoration and dressing of the studio, the immense plate camera and the photographer himself, encouraging the subject to remain still and put on her best camera face. Set within a border of pink flowers Date: 1910French Happy New Year, postcard depicting hand painted blue flowers circa 1900Avocado, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1891 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Fruits" series (N12), issued in 1891 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes.. Avocado, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 407787Golden Treasures: Valentines and Christmas cards depicting cats dressed in clothes, women, spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds, clovers, paint palettes, horseshoes, candles, peas, a pocket watch, trumpets, shoes, lanterns, keys, chestnuts and a banjo.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. CatsPlaying Card; Manufactured by Ferdinand Piatnik and SonsPadlock, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Padlock, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyPainted jade carving of a phoenix bird, on a piece of furniture, Beijing, China