Wall Border with Quatrefoil Medallions and Acanthus Leaves

A horizontal wall border printed in grey, cream and pale blue. Four oval medallions enclose quatrefoil rosettes with gothic-style tracery, separated by acanthus-like leaves, above a plain stepped band and a flat grey lower strip. The block-printed design shows crisp, even inking on paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1815–35

Medium

Block printed on handmade paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 1955 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum