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Watercolor and gouache design of scattered flower sprigs in yellow, purple, pink and lavender on a pale blue-grey background.

Designs for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers

Three loose sprigs of flowers are painted on a pale blue-grey ground, with yellow snapdragon-like blooms and purple blossoms on the lower left, pink and lavender sprigs at the upper center, and a reddish-brown branch at right. Faint graphite guide lines radiate across the sheet, and a small blue seal and inscription appear in the margins.

Artist
Unknown
Date
19th century
Medium
Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3057 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

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