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Textile

18th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Cream white cotton, block printed in large scale naturalistic flower design in all-over clusters; iris, lily, amaryllis, daffodil and pineapple. Shades of red, dark purple, brown, blue; remains of yellow, now faded, show in sections of leaves, indicating combining of yellow over blue for green. A background printing of fine small scale foliage, in shadow effect, light brown.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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