Sidewall
Gray and green irise or rainbow ground, overprinted with formal symmetrical pattern of scroll-work, leaves, flowers and swags in green, gray and white. Both the background and the printed design are in the rainbow or irise technique.
Credit: Gift of Harvey Smith
1830-31
Block-printed on polished ground
1968-111-14
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection