Search Demo: Museum Collection

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  Drawing, Design for a Verrière (Monteith), for Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Paris, 1765–75

  Drawing of a verriere in elevation with a fluted rim containing blue and brown (gold toned) bands, with scattered floral clusters. Detail of handle lower left.

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  Textile, ca. 1782

  Textile printed in red on white ground showing six vignettes with country scenes, one with the tomb of Jean Jacques Rousseau.

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  Sidewall, Pink Clover, 1935–45

  Design of flowering clover sprays in two shades of pink and two shades of green on yellow ground.

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  Pillow For Making Bobbin Lace (Belgium), 19th century

  ‘Pillow’ for making bobbin lace in two parts with 24 bobbins of turned posts and drawer in base.

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  Sidewall (France), 1901–06

  Rococo revival-style with very large foliage and scroll design with large cluster of roses as major motif. The match is dropped with join occurring at the center of the bouquet.…

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1890

  Fine network formed by delicate geometrical scrolls embellished with small floral ropes and flower clusters. Printed in gold, silver, pink, green, white on pale blue ground.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), ca. 1888

  Twisting acanthus octagonal framework centered with leafy forms interlock in all-over pattern.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1900–1915

  Diagonal rows of scroll-enframed figures of various shapes. A near geometrical feeling results. Figures are not large. The most elaborate motif has leafy forms in pink and silver.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1887–95

  A series of approximately circular figures, the largest of which has scrolled frame with red center motifs. Printed in gold, white and red on dull yellow embossed ground.

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  Ceiling Paper (USA), 1885–89

  Bold leafy scrolls with small pink roses alternate in checkered fashion with delicate ropes of small flowers forming eight-pointed star centered with small flower and bud. Printed on pink ground.