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Sidewall
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Aesthetic neo-Gothic pattern of a stylized eight-petaled flower with s-shaped stem that grows out of it; three-leaf growths sprout regularly along the stem; accompanied by further feathery sprigs that parallel the motion of the flower stem; motif is vertically glide-reflected and repeated in off-set columns; light color scheme of cream flowers and stems, light-brown flower centers, white sprigs, pale purple or blue ground. Non-directional pattern.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSidewall. ca. 1880. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.. CC0.
