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Lincrusta-Walton
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Repeat of leafy stems and rosettes in relief, gold on dull red. One half of each leaf textured with cross-hatching, pebbling, imbrication or venation unlike that of other half. Rosettes centered with Maltese crosses, circles of dots, etc. The metallic-gold floral pattern stands out in high relief from the maroon ground. Nearly square format.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLincrusta-Walton. 1881–1882. Christopher Dresser, Scottish, 1834–1904. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.. CC0.
