Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

A small floral spray of purple periwinkle-like blossoms, white clusters, pink plumes, and green leaves arranged diagonally across a pale sage-green ground. The flowers are painted in delicate brushwork with soft highlights, suggesting a repeatable motif for wallpaper or fabric. A faded pencil mark appears in the upper right corner.

Artist

Unknown

Date

19th century

Medium

Brush and gouache on cream paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3264 px

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