Design for Embroidered Border and Pocket of a Waistcoat

A pale sheet shows a painted design for a waistcoat pocket and border, with a yellow outlined flap above a band of white triangles and dots. Below, pastel blue and yellow sprigs run beneath clusters of pink, violet and red flowers with green leaves, rendered in graphite, brush and gouache.

Artist

Fabrique de Saint Ruf

Date

ca. 1785

Medium

Graphite, brush and gouache on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2413 px

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