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Pale blue design drawing with a curved purple border and trailing green grapevines bearing purple grape clusters.

Design for the Embroidery of the Lowe Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

A pale blue-green ground carries a curving purple band edged with small white dots along the left and bottom. Trailing gouache grapevines with green leaves, purple grape clusters, and tendrils sweep diagonally across the field. The drawing is made in graphite, brush and gouache on paper, a design intended for embroidery.

Artist
Fabrique de Saint Ruf
Date
ca. 1785
Medium
Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2958 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1790).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Diseño para bordado de sobrefalda con vides, ca. 1785

Un fondo azul verdoso pálido sostiene una franja morada curva bordeada de pequeños puntos blancos a lo largo de la izquierda y la parte inferior. Vides de gouache con hojas verdes, racimos de uvas moradas y zarcillos recorren la superficie en diagonal. El dibujo está hecho con grafito, pincel y gouache sobre papel.

Português: Projeto para bordado de saia sobreposta com videiras, c. 1785

Um fundo azul-esverdeado claro sustenta uma faixa roxa curva, com pequenos pontos brancos ao longo da esquerda e da base. Videiras em guache, com folhas verdes, cachos de uvas roxas e gavinhas, percorrem a superfície na diagonal. O desenho é feito com grafite, pincel e guache sobre papel.

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