Etching of two flowering plant sprigs with delicate blossoms and feathery leaves on a cream page in a bound book.

Designs for Chinoiserie Flowers

Two sprigs of flowering plants etched in fine black line on a cream page: the upper branch bears delicate star-shaped blossoms and serrated leaves, the lower one larger open blooms and feathery pinnate foliage. The plate sits within a wide margin of a bound book.

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Date: 1760
Medium: Etching on laid paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2813 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1760).
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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