Design no. 1866 for the Embroidery of the Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, Franceca. 1785

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Bunches of flowers and of leaves rise from the framing which is formed by a chain of lozenges. Over its central part at left is pasted a piece of paper suggesting a frame formed by a leaf bough and a garland. A line along the hem.

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Title: Design no. 1866 for the Embroidery of the 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/25086
Medium: Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Credit line: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Embroidery France Gouache Graphite Watercolor painting