Textile and Embroidery Designs

Woodcuts and designs for embroidery, featuring floral and geometric patterns, reflective of 16th-century textile art and design.

Convivio delle Belle Donne, page 18 (recto) August 1532 Nicolò Zoppino Italian Published by Nicolo Zoppino, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Matteo da Treviso, Italian, active 16th century.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is very narrow and is decorated with an alternating pattern of two horizontal black lines (one above the other) followed by a single black horizontal line. Middle register is decorated with 3 different flowers. Bottom register is decorated with intertwining lines and diamonds.. Convivio delle Belle Donne, page 18 (recto) 659799

La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 43 (recto) Various artists/makers 1605 Written by Matthias Mignerak, title page engraved by Pierre Firens, French, born Paris 1641, dedicated to Marie de Medici, Florence 1575-1642 Cologne, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated with a large central square framing a flower that has stems of leaves, fruit, and other flowers. The central element is surrounded by a border ornamented with a geometric linear pattern.

Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 59r). Artist: Johann Sibmacher (German, active 1590-1611). Dimensions: Overall: 5 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/4 in. (14.5 x 18 x 1.9 cm). Date: 1604.Designed by Johann Sibmacher, German, active 1590-1611.2 illustrated title pages, 12 pages of text surrounded by decorative borders, and 56 pages of designs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A late 15th-century copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem depicting the sixth leaf of the larger Majuskel alphabet.

Michael Trekur, Bedspread, c 1936 Bedspread

Drawing, Ceiling Design; Designed by James Byres; England

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66228

Banknote motifs: two bands of lace-like lathe work ornament. Artist: Associated with Cyrus Durand (American, 1787-1868). Dimensions: plate: 2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in. (7.4 x 6 cm)sheet: 5 7/8 x 3 9/16 in. (15 x 9 cm). Printer: Printed by A. B. & C. Durand & Company (American, active 1824-27); Printed by Durand, Perkins, and Company (New York). Date: ca. 1824-42. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wilkinson Tracing, Scrolling design for inlaid decoration, 1820-30. Ink on laid paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Textiles-Woven

Illustration for 'The Labor of Mars' by Allain Manesson Mallet, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1672 print Floor plan for a fortress, fort or reinforcement (hexagon with many separate defenses around it). Below that soldiers with a cannon that is focused on a fortress ('Almade' = Almeida). In the corner at the top left the number 47 (= the number of the page in the book on the other hand the illustration has been placed). Amsterdam paper etching fortifications, military engineering. mathematics. prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. rocks. firearms: cannon Almeida

Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 28 (recto) 1610 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design consists of a central section that is framed on all sides by decorative borders of floral and foliage motifs (the top and bottom borders are divided into 2 parts that are each ornamented with a different pattern). The middle section is decorated with 4 semi-ellipse motifs ornamented with a central flower motif, which sit upon a rectangular base ornamented with an alternating pattern of 2 types of flowers.. Fiore D'Ogni Virtu Per le Nobili Et Honeste Matrone, page 28 (recto) 661767

Alinari, Chiesa del Gesù, Cortona (without dat.): Cover detail with flower ornament. Photo on cardboard, 38.3 x 23.9 cm (including scan edges)

Border (France); block-printed; Overall: 56 x 38 cm (22 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

Vignette with licks and triangles closed in the shape; Makowski, Tadeusz (1882-1932); 1914 (1914-00-00-1914-00-00);

The New and Vermaeckelyck Ghansespel, 1760 - 1793 print. gameboard Goose board game with compartments numbered from 1 to 63. In a few boxes of geese. In the large central section the rules and stadholder William III on horseback with the winged victory above him. Title in the upper margin. Dordrecht paper goose-game. board-games. board-games of chance. Victory

Capital letters X, Y, Z and T, Israhel van Meckenem, 1455 - 1503 print Capital letters X, Y, Z and T, decorated with leaf vines. This print is part of a series of six magazines with four capitals each. Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving letters, alphabet, script. initial

Design drawing. Artist: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834-1904 Mulhouse). Dimensions: sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1883, based on earlier design. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rand ornament with a vase and two birds, 1551 - 1650 print Rand ornament with a vase flanked by two birds. In addition, two flowers, insects and half a mascaron left and right. The print is part of an album. paper etching ornaments ~ art. birds. vase ~ ornament. insects

Photo collage featuring Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, and Lady Yarborough. Unknown about 1866 This page of carefully arranged photographs sits in an album that intermixes pages of unaltered cartes-de-visite with photocollages. Typically made by Victorian upper-class women, the photocollaged pages could include added elements as simple as a watercolor flourish in the middle of the page or a frame drawn around a mounted photograph. The photocollages however, could also be elaborate, full-paged compositions made with a variety of drawing materials and integrating photographs, found printed materials, and/or colored paper. _The Westmorland Album_ includes examples of all these options. Many of the cartes-de-visites were inserted in specially manufactured album pages that came with slots. Many of those pages have watercolored floral designs at the center. Another page shows a bird (obtained from a printed source) carrying a photograph in its beak. This page presents a mon

Wide frieze with moresken, a mascaron in the middle, 1528 - 1580 print Breed Frisian with moresken, the left part consists of black moresken on a white background and the right part of white moresken on a dark stock. There is a mascaron in the middle. One of 15 magazines from a series of 23 with title page. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving

Design for a Woven or Embroidered Corner Motif of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, white gouache on glazed tracing paper, A flower vase is obliquely shown standing upon and flanked by flower rinceaux in an angle of strips., France, 1800-1825, Drawing, Drawing

Ornamentele hanger, Meester P.R.K. (possibly copy after), 1609 print Design for pendant consisting of lanks with a round black ornament. paper engraving ornaments ~ art. During, Trinket, 'charm'

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 31 (recto). Binder: Chambolle-Duru (French, 19th century). Designer: Federico de Vinciolo (Italian, active Paris, ca. 1587-99). Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm). Publisher: Jean Le Clerc , Paris. Sitter: Frontispiece portrait of Henri III, King of France and Poland (1551-1589); Portrait of Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont (French, Nomény 1553-1601 Moulins) , Queen of France. Date: 1588.Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is in the shape of a polygon, which is ornamented with a pattern of different flowers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 7 (recto) after 1557 Giovanni Antonio Bindoni Italian Designed by Giovanni Antonio Bindoni, published by Giovanni & Marchio Sessa, Venice, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with a wavy vine of flowers with acorns and pineapples. Right column is decorated with a central section depicting a floral element in the middle, flanked by curving stems of leaves and fruit; this central section is framed on the top and bottom by curving foliage.. Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 7 (recto) 660605

Hesse Otto, fragments and details of modern ornamentation (without date): views, details. Lithograph on paper, 44.6 x 30.5 cm (including scan edges)

Design for Dining Room Ceiling, Chteau de Cangé second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Dining Room Ceiling, Chteau de Cangé 345431

Applique Quilt. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 51 x 42.7 cm (20 1/16 x 16 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alois E. Ulrich.

Zes Ceilingélen, Jean François de Neufforge, 1763 print Six ornamented ceiling parts with flower motifs, medallions with portraits and star forms. Print number 306. Paris paper etching (decorated) ceiling

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 54 (recto) 1601 Cesare Vecellio Italian Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 sections. The upper section is decorated with triangular motifs formed out of striped vines that curve around a central element like a vase, flower, or cherub. Bottom register forms the shape of rectangle and is divided into 2 sections: left section is decorated with a striped vine that curves around a flower in the center and the right section is decorated with a quatrefoil motif.. Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 54 (recto) 661861

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 10 (verso) August 1, 1532 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Originally published by Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Florio Vavassore (Giovanni's brother), Italian, active 16th century. Reissued by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is illustrated with 2 dragons on either side of a vase with a flower. Right column is decorated with 2 4-petaled flowers that are framed on the outside by 2 serpentine creatures characterized by duck mouths and eyes.. Esemplario di Lauori..., page 10 (verso). August 1, 1532. Woodcut. Giovanni Andrea Vavassore (Italian, active Venice 1530-1573) , Venice

Wrijfprent ,, c. 1900 Rubbing. China paper. ink Rubbing. China paper. ink

Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 37v). Dimensions: Overall: 7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.5 x 15 cm). Publisher: Peter Quentel (German, active Cologne, 1518-46) , Cologne. Date: 1544.Published by Peter Guentel, Cologne.Illustrated title page, architectural border on reverse of title page, 99 pages of designs, arms of Cologne on last page (Merlos 1063.477, Van Worms). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Embroidery preview with rectangular shield. Black disk with four bulges, filled with white moresken. A rectangular shield in the center. This print is part of a series of 6 ornament prints with Moresken.

Engraving by Balthasar Sylvius, The Netherlands, engraving, 16th Century.

Cyclamen, by E. Hervegh, issued in 1896, published by Lévy in Paris. The work features decoration and ornament with plant forms

Copper engraving by Theodor de Bry depicting an ornamental frieze with sea lines and putti, produced between 1548 and 1598.

La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 8 (recto). Author: Matthias Mignerak. Dedicatee: Dedicated to Marie de Medici (Florence 1575-1642 Colgne). Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 18 cm). Engraver: Title by Pierre Firens (French, born Paris 1641). Publisher: Published by Jean Le Clerc , Paris. Date: 1605.Written by Matthias Mignerak, title page engraved by Pierre Firens, French, born Paris 1641, dedicated to Marie de Medici, Florence 1575-1642 Cologne, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated with a scene depicting the Annunciation. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornament sheet with grotesken, arabesken and mythical figures

Design for a Ceiling, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper, Portion of a ceiling divided into framed panels, each with a figural frieze, mask, animals or grotesque., Italy, ca. 1780, interiors, Drawing, Drawing

Letter B in an ornamented frame. .

New Modelbüch (Page 45r) 1615 Andreas Bretschneider German Designed by Andreas Bretschneider, German, ca. 1578-1640, printed by Henning Gross the younger, Leipzig.Etched hand-colored title page, 29 etched plates (including 3 counterproofs), 20 pages of designs including 4 duplicates.. New Modelbüch (Page 45r). 1615. Etching

Print (France)

Carved Wood Panel. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 26.5 cm (14 x 10 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2'x8". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Jewett.

Lehmmübner Paul (1855-1916), sketchbook: Hand sketches from 1885 (1885): Painting of the fillers between beam heads. Pencil on paper, 17.3 x 22.1 cm (including scan edges) Lehmgrübner Paul (1855-1916): Skizzenbuch: Handskizzen von 1885

The Fifth Knot”. Interlaced Roundel with Seven Six-pointed Stars 1521 before Albrecht Dürer German Embroidery pattern made up out of so-called knot work. The main pattern has a circular shape and is presented in white on a dark ground. The knotted ropes or straps form six-pointed stars: one in the middle and six surrounding it. On all four corners another, leaf-shaped ornament has been added which sticks out of the circle. The tips of the bottom two leaves fall outside of the image.. The Fifth Knot”. Interlaced Roundel with Seven Six-pointed Stars 388792

Patrons composés en 1567, pour les peintres sur verre.. Willemin, N. X. (Nicolas Xavier), 1763-1833. Prints. 1839. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art , France , History

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66381

Flat decoration with leaf raft and grotesken.splach decoration with fish heads from which symmetrically ordered leaf refines come up.

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 13 (recto) August 1, 1532 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Originally published by Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Florio Vavassore (Giovanni's brother), Italian, active 16th century. Reissued by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with 6-sided leaves that curve inwards towards a rose. Right column is decorated with a similar pattern to that of the left side, but the flower in the center appears more like a tulip rather than a rose.. Esemplario di Lauori..., page 13 (recto) 358317

Panels of Ornament, nos. CCLXXIV-CCXCIII ("Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 48) February 27, 1784 Michelangelo Pergolesi These designs for panels of ornament, numbered CCLXXIV to CCXCIII, incorporate foliage and geometrical forms. The print comes from a group that Pergolesi made and published serially in London between 1777 and 1792. There is no title page, but a prospectus of ca. 1786 described the group as: "A great variety of original designs of vases, figures, medallions, friezes, pilasters, panels and other ornaments, in the Etruscan and grotesque style." The complete set contains 67 plates numbered 1-66 (two are numbered 56), with designs within the plates irregularly numbered 1-435 (in Roman numerals at first, then with Arabic numbers). In 1801, after Pergolesi's death, four additional plates of designs were published by a bookseller Dulouchamp (or Dulonchamp).. Panels of Ornament, nos. CCLXXIV-CCXCIII ("Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 48). Michelangelo Pergolesi (Italian

Detail with a Horned Mask Wearing a Whimple, from a Design for a Sword or Dagger Handle. Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528-1598 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (2.3 × 4 cm). Date: 1592-93.Section trimmed from a larger plate with a design for a sword or dagger handle (the upper portion of Jessen I.114). In a rectangle on top of a plinth, a grotesque blackwork design with a horned female face wearing a whimple that is draped from tendrils on either side. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Advertising card for lessons in decorative art by R.W.P. de Vries Jr. and a birth announcement card by Mardi Tonny Lispet, Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries (1874-1953), 1920 print. photomechanical print The advertising card shows a woman in a long dress with vast arms. In her hands she holds a decorative object, possibly a fan. On the birth announcement card a decorative frame with a stork at the top that holds a sign with the name of the born with the beak. paper printing block arm stretched sidewards - AA - both arms or hands. shore-birds and wading-birds: stork

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), various decorations, fabrics, wallpaper (without date): Detail. Ink colored on transparent on paper, 22.5 x 17.9 cm (including scan edges) Boetticher Carl (1806-1889): Verschiedene Dekorationen, Stoffe, Tapeten

Designs for a Dial and Other Gold- and Silversmiths Wares, c. 1614 - c. 1619 Design for goldsmith work. Centrally a cross -shaped ornament, a chicken and a turkey at the bottom. Numbered in the bottom right: 3. One (no. 1, 3, 5, or 6) from a series of 6 vertical designs for goldsmiths. paper engraving frequently used ornamental compositions. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.). walker and runner birds: turkey. crucifix ~ personal devotion

Lace Edging. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.7 x 22.9 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Raymond Manupelli.

Print (France)

Cartouche surrounded by Moresken, in the left and right top corner hangs a mascaron, Johannes or Lucas van Doechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, c. 1555 - c. 1560 print Page B from series of 16 sheets, literate A-Q. Shaded or dotted background. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching ornament ~ cartouche. ornament ~ character. Mask, Mascaron ~ Ornament

Ten of Clubs, E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, Lithograph on paper, Ten of Clubs playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Vertically, an elaborate scene of a male figure in armor laid out for his funeral, his head crowned with laurel leaves, his hands clasped in prayer. Ten black clubs integrated with the scene., Paris, France, late 19th century, toys & games, Playing card, Playing card

Cross between eight ornaments, Guillaume de la Quewellerie, 1611 print From series of 6 magazines. Amsterdam paper engraving

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 54r). Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11.5 x 17 cm). Publisher: Sigismundus Latomus (German, active 1599-ca. 1627) , Frankfurt am Main. Date: 1608.Published by Sigismundus Latomus, Frankfurt a.M.Illustrated and hand-colored title page, 94 pages of designs for lace and embroidery. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design drawing. Artist: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834-1904 Mulhouse). Dimensions: sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1883, based on earlier design. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Illustration of Architectural Ornament, Wendel Dietterlinn the Elder, 1551 - 1599, Engraving on paper, Design for a brick/tiled wall with various ornamental motifs., Germany, 16th century, architecture, Print, Print

Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 9 (recto) 1616 Isabella Catanea Parasole Italian Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Mauritio Bona, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 rounded triangular motifs that are each ornamented with an 8-petaled flower in the center. Bottom register is decorated with 3 ornate 8-petaled flowers that are further surrounded by other floral motifs.. Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 9 (recto) 662017

Playing Card, Minchiate (Tarot) Playing Card; stencil-colored woodblock print; 1909-22-4-35

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 80 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 6 triangular and rectangular shapes that are decorated with different floral and other linear motifs. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 54 (recto) 1588 Federico de Vinciolo Italian Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound by Chambolle-Duru, French, 19th century.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and illustrates a series of curving vines of leaves that emanate from a vase at the bottom. Interspersed throughout the foliage are 3 birds and 2 winged putti.. Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 54 (recto) 358422

Cologne, Halver, Johann von, Germany, Zierhat boichilgen, Seven friezes with ornaments, verso lower left - stamped, The ornaments are largely inspired by architecture, but also consist of foliate scrolls, some Gothic and others with acanthus leaves., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 99 mm, width 148 mm, Work conception, after a design by, 1600 - 1630, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Teatro delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne..., page 43 (recto). Author: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70-ca. 1625). Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (19 x 26.5 cm). Publisher: Mauritio Bona , Rome. Date: 1616.Written by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Mauritio Bona, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated with a series of different floral and foliage motifs. One of these motifs includes a bird. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Patriotic History game, 1787 print. gameboard Spiral board game with numbered boxes from 1 to 80, gives a cartoon of Dutch history in 80 portraits and scenes, starting with the arrival of the Batavians until the swearing of the militia in Utrecht in 1786. At 80, at 80, An image of the breeding school for sea shipping, built in Amsterdam in 1785. Surrounded by a decorative frame. Netherlands paper etching board-games of chance. board-games Nursery school for the sea shipping. Netherlands. Low Countries

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 54r) 1608 Sigismundus Latomus German Published by Sigismundus Latomus, Frankfurt a.M.Illustrated and hand-colored title page, 94 pages of designs for lace and embroidery.. Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 54r) 685185

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 2 (verso) August 1, 1532 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Originally published by Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Florio Vavassore (Giovanni's brother), Italian, active 16th century. Reiussed by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.Reissued by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with linear pattern characterized by a diamond inside a square at its center. Middle register is decorated with alternating snowflake and bird-like patterns within diamonds. Bottom register is decorated with alternating snowflake and diamond (containing 2 smaller diamonds) pattern.. Esemplario di Lauori..., page 2 (verso) 358317

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 91 (recto) 1601 Cesare Vecellio Italian Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 vertical columns. Each column consists of a central oval framing a different figure. The ovals are surrounded by foliage.. Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 91 (recto) 661940

Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 14 (recto) 1530 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Published by Giovanni Andrea (called "Guadagnino") Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:design composed of 2 vertical columns: left is illustrated as thick vine with flowers, and right is illustrated as linear geometric pattern.. Opera Nova Universali intitulata Corona di racammi, page 14 (recto) 358316

Design for Dining Room, Hôtel de Doctor Cranchi 1872 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Dining Room, Hôtel de Doctor Cranchi 345453

Elevation of an Altar Mensa, Pen and ink on paper, Horizontal format. Above and below are mouldings. The field is divided into strips. In the upper one stand four escutcheons; the lateral apses in which Evangelists sit, St. Mark being one of them, are not entirely shown. In the lower strip are three escutcheons, the points of which are in the upper strip. Represented in the center one: the Annunciation. At left: King David or Solomon; at right, probably Moses with the tablets. Angels sit upon the lower lateral scrolls of the central escutcheons, others carrying festoons fly beside it. Below the escutcheons stand small ones, with the sun and star, and the moon, respectively. In the lower strip, at the corners of the mensa, are suggested at left: volutes with half-figures of angels as caryatids of the upper escutcheons. At right: volute balusters with cherubim on top., Italy, 1720-50, religion, Drawing, Drawing

Five edges with ornaments; Zierhat Boichilgen. The ornaments mainly consist of stylized leaf refinters with animals and grape fees.

Designs for Formal Gardens, Bernard Picart (Workshop of), 1731 print Amsterdam paper etching / engraving lay-out of garden

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 8 (verso). Designer: Woodcut title signed by Florio Vavassore (Italian, active 16th century). Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Giovanni Andrea Vavassore (Italian, active Venice 1530-1573) , Venice. Date: August 1, 1532.Originally published by Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Florio Vavassore (Giovanni's brother), Italian, active 16th century. Reissued by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is wider and is decorated with 2 different types of vases, one of which has a human head and a set of bird's wings. Right column is narrower and is decorated with a wavy vine with leaves. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Zwartornamenten. On both sides are geometric figures. Partial copy to RP-P-OB-6339, Knife handles, Michiel le Blon, print maker: anonymous, publisher: anonymous, after 1620 - after 1626, paper, etching, h 77 mm × w 59 mm

Netherlands, Cock, Hieronymus, Vredeman de Vries, Hans, Doetechum, Johannes of Lucas van, Sheet H of a series of cartouches with scrollwork, Cartouches in a frame of scrollwork and fittings with grotesques, moresques, garlands, mascarons and trophies, Cartouche with a corded border, surrounded by morsques., On the lower edge of the cartouche is a mascaron. Sheet H from a series of 16 sheets, lettered AQ. Hatched or dotted background., print, prints, ornamental prints, height 151 mm, width 209 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1555 - 1560, third quarter 16th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, South Netherlands, 1527 - 1607, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1518 - 1570-03-10, publisher

Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 10 (recto). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm). Published in: Venice. Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice) , Venice. Date: 1601.Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Each register is decorated with 4 triangular motifs that are ornamented with a different floral and foliage pattern. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 35 (recto) 1567 Giovanni Ostaus Italian Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice, woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), Italian, Castelnuova di Garfagnana ca. 1520-1575 Venice.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Each register is decorated with a series of birds. Top register is also ornamented with heart-shapes vases and foliage elements.. La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 35 (recto) 662580

Design for a calendar. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 275 mm × w 291 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Hand Painted Wall (Detail). Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 76.2 x 56 cm (30 x 22 1/16 in.). Medium: silkscreen on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Lauretano.

Bedspread. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.1 x 22.8 cm (11 7/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary Berner.

La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 18 (recto). Author: Matthias Mignerak. Dedicatee: Dedicated to Marie de Medici (Florence 1575-1642 Colgne). Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 18 cm). Engraver: Title by Pierre Firens (French, born Paris 1641). Publisher: Published by Jean Le Clerc , Paris. Date: 1605.Written by Matthias Mignerak, title page engraved by Pierre Firens, French, born Paris 1641, dedicated to Marie de Medici, Florence 1575-1642 Cologne, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated with a scene depicting the personification of Roman Charity who breastfeeds her incarcerated father. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Jacobi, CH, Venice, Ongania, Ferdinand, Two details of the exterior of the San Marco in Venice, recto - printed, This print is part of a cover with 51 prints on 29 sheets and 1 text sheet., photomechanical print, photographs, photographically illustrated books, 134, 192, 193, height 394 mm, width 314 mm, photographer, 1879 - 1884, paper, collotype, cliché maker

Raymond Guterl, Lace Edging, c 1939 Lace Edging

Schäfer Carl (1844-1908), blank glazing, Gudensberg, Witzenhausen, Marienstatt. (From: Ornamental glass paintings d. Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Berlin 1885.) (1885-1885): Views Window. Lithography colored on paper, 61 x 42.7 cm (including scan edges)

Gropius Martin (1824-1880), decoration studies (without a year): seven details of ceiling and wall decorations. Watercolor on paper, 47.6 x 60.8 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Dekorationsstudien

Schön newes Modelbuch (Page 42r). Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11.5 x 17 cm). Publisher: Sigismundus Latomus (German, active 1599-ca. 1627) , Frankfurt am Main. Date: 1608.Published by Sigismundus Latomus, Frankfurt a.M.Illustrated and hand-colored title page, 94 pages of designs for lace and embroidery. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Seven swords, in: deck of cards for WIST. National Card Factory J.C. du Porta

Bedspread. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 51.7 x 66.5 cm (20 3/8 x 26 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.

Graphite drawing by Francesco Borromini, designer of the window grille at the Oratorio Filippini in Rome, showing labeled details on medium-strong paper, dated 1638.

Blackwork Print with a Row of Seven Vertical Fillets Below a Row of Three-Pronged Motifs and Circles. Artist: Hans de Bull (German, active 1592-1604). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 15/16 × 2 5/16 in. (4.9 × 5.8 cm). Date: 1592.Small blackwork print with a top row of medallions between three U-shaped motifs and a row of seven vertical fillets below. All of the motifs are in a Schweifwerk pattern. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece 66545

Six large monograms (ABCDE-AGHIK), Daniel de Lafeuille, c. 1690 - c. 1691 print From series of 29 partially numbered sheets with number monograms. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving letters, alphabet, script

Esemplario di Lauori..., page 8 (recto) August 1, 1532 Giovanni Andrea Vavassore Italian Originally published by Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, Italian, active 16th century, Venice, designed by Florio Vavassore (Giovanni's brother), Italian, active 16th century. Reissued by Macmillan & Co., British, London and New York.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 6 horizontal registers. All registers are decorated with diamonds and other shapes ordered in such a way to form zigzagging lines.. Esemplario di Lauori..., page 8 (recto) 358317

L'Honesto Essempio (The Accurate Example) Made 1556 Venice. Woodblock printed; 21 pages . Matheo Pagano

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