Textile
Unknown Maker
Light blue-green silk with polychrome tempera painted design. Brown serpentine branches with green foliage and flowers in white, orange and pink. Green, orange and violet birds.
Credit: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
18th century
Medium: silk; tempera Technique: painted on plain weave
1931-25-18
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection