Design no. 15 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Unfinished
Unknown Maker
Design for the embroidery of the left bottom corner of a man's waistcoat, unfinished. Traced design on the pocket. Landscape with a temple in ruins. Flower rinceaux and boughs. Bunch of flowers over a border in which flowers alternate with a motif composed of buds and leaves.
Credit: Gift of Jacob H. Schiff
1780-1790
Graphite, brush and gouache, white on paper
1906-21-218
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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