Aesthetic dense all-over pattern of exotic foliage including a palm tree with tropical flowers and multiple varieties of leaves; single-motif long repeat in off-set columns; naturalistic block shading and strong dark and light outlining; color schemes of browns, yellows, and creams; metallic gold ground.
Credit: Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.
c. 1880
Machine-printed paper
1970-26-4-bn
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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