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Painted floral design of lily-of-the-valley, violets and yellow blossoms on lavender paper within a diamond pencil grid.

Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

A floral repeat design painted in brush and gouache on a lavender-tinted sheet, with pencil guide lines forming a diamond lattice. Sprays of white lily-of-the-valley, purple violets, yellow mimosa-like blossoms and green leaves cluster in the center and trail toward the corners.

Artist
Unknown
Date
19th century
Medium
Brush and gouache on gray paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3864 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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 papel pintado y textiles: flores

Diseño floral de repetición pintado con pincel y gouache sobre una hoja de tono lavanda, con líneas guía a lápiz que forman una retícula de rombos. Ramos de muguet blanco, violetas moradas, flores amarillas tipo mimosa y hojas verdes se agrupan en el centro y se extienden hacia las esquinas.

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Desenho floral de repetição pintado a pincel e guache sobre folha de tom lilás, com linhas guia a lápis formando uma trama de losangos. Ramos de lírio-do-vale branco, violetas roxas, flores amarelas tipo mimosa e folhas verdes se agrupam no centro e se estendem até os cantos.