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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
Regular symmetrical pattern vaguely reminiscent of Renaissance brocade; single-motif repeat in off-set vertical columns; highly-stylized bouquet of flowers and leaves sprouting both upward and downward tied at center with ribbons; no attempt at shading; foliage is beige on a darker beige ground.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSidewall. ca. 1880. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Jones and Erwin, Inc.. CC0.
