Design for Embroidery of a Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, Franceca. 1785

A fantastical flower bough rises in a zigzag scheme. Lower festoons hang from it. Scallops with a blossom motif are suggested along the hem.

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Title: Design for Embroidery of a Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Creator: Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France
Date Created: ca. 1785
Location Created: France
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/25080
Medium: Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

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