Fantastic Flower Motif, after Jean-Baptiste Pillement

A fern-like frond in pale blue and touches of pink rises above a cluster of stylized, shell-like blossoms shaded in grey, blue and ochre. Thin gold tendrils trail beneath them on a cream ground, with a faint plate border around the edge of the sheet.

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Etching a la poupée and colored inks on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2037 × 2560 px

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