Ceiling Design with Doves and Flower Garlands

A pale blue ceiling design with soft white clouds, two gray doves in flight, and looping garlands of pink, blue and white flowers with green leaves. Delicate brush and watercolor work frames the sky in a pale border, with small floral sprays in the corners.

Artist

Frederick Crace

Date

1815–22

Medium

Brush and watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite on white wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3000 × 2159 px

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