Design for a Woven or Embroidery Motif in Red Gothic Tracery

A red painted Gothic-style medallion with a circular lattice of trefoils, cusped arches, and foliate finials rises above a pointed crown, all on a pale yellow ground. Its fine linework and symmetrical repeats suggest a textile or embroidery pattern design.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1825–1850

Medium

Graphite, compass, brush and yellow watercolor, brush and red paint on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2374 × 3081 px

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