Design for a lace with stylized flowers and leaves
Not on view
Page of book containing 185 leaves with a collection of lithographs, aquatints, engravings, and other media, with ornamental designs published by Fleury Chavant in Paris, part of the publication "Guide du Dessinateur de l'industrie: une macédoine de dessins variés , tels que fleurs, ornemens, etc. ... Ouvrage destiné aux fabricants et dessinateurs de soieries... et Papiers Peints..." This page consists of a design for a lace ("Dentelle de Bruxelle"), made up of a bundle with large, stylized flowers, flower buds, and leaves, rendered with thin, diagonal lines, small eyes, and thin grids of lozenges with X shapes or small rosettes in the center. The large, stylized flowers take different shapes, some being rosettes with several petals, others with more exotic, rather abstract forms. Some of the leaves are heart-shaped, and others are single, scrolling teardrops; the smaller flowers are four-petal rosettes, four-petal palmettes around teardrops with lozenges, and semi-abstract tulips with eyes with X-shapes. On the upper left corner of the sheet is a flying angel with a draped dress holding a scrolling frame indicating the designer of the lace. The design is executed with black ink on thin, light brown paper.
