Flowers: Hand-Colored Engraving of Scattered Botanical Sprigs

A rectangular sheet of small flowers and leafy sprigs, arranged in loose rows across a pale ground within a fine border. Blossoms in red, pink, and yellow are set against green stems and leaves, with a monogram in the lower right corner. The engraved lines are visible beneath the delicate hand-applied watercolor.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1775-1800

Medium

Hand colored engraving, brush and red, green, and yellow watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2880 × 2139 px

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