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Fantastic Flower Motif from Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de Fleurs Idéales
Jean-Baptiste Pillementlate 18th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
An imagined flower arrangement - pennant-like leaves with small flowers emerge from stems at a diagonal within the composition. Below, smaller botanicals comprised of leaves and blossoms resemble peacock feathers. Etched lines articulated in teal, pink, purple, and ochre.
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- Title: Fantastic Flower Motif from Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de Fleurs Idéales
- Creator: Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808
- Date Created: late 18th century
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Etching a la poupée and colored inks on paper
- Credit line: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
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