Printed cotton textile with yellow flowers on pale green

A rectangular length of printed cotton showing large yellow blossoms, white daisy-like flowers, and green leaves and stems scattered over a pale sage-green ground in an all-over repeat pattern. The even, slightly soft color suggests roller printing on plain-weave cloth.

Artist

Arthur Wilcock

Date

ca. 1890

Medium

Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper roller on plain weave

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3000 × 1664 px

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