Medium:

Brush and orange-pink gouache on brown oiled translucent paper

Dimensions:

9.9 × 8.3 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

1825–40

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Design for paisley (a woven Persian cone). Consists of a small cone that sits inside a larger one. The design for the larger cone contains flowers and leaves, while the smaller cone within contains a thick outline, with four circles against a dotted ground inside.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1909-13-104

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq440c89cfa-a70f-45b3-9f4c-c1ddbdf1cbd6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1909-13-104