Design for Wallpaper and Textile: Flowers and Birds
A pale tan sheet shows slender branches with small leaves and blossoms, with several exotic birds in bright pinks, reds, greens and blues perched or flying among them. Brush and gouache technique gives soft washes and crisp highlights, with the letters "B9" inscribed at upper right.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Brush and gouache on cream paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 2853 × 4000 px
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
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