Bouquet de roses blanches pour étoffe, projets de broderies de gilet, XVIIIème siècle
1780
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
1780
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
This drawing shows a simple bouquet of white roses and green leaves on a yellowish background. The roses are drawn with soft, light strokes, and the leaves have faint blue dots. Some small flowers and stems are scattered around, too. The notes on the paper say things like *"pour étoffe"* (for fabric) and *"broderies"* (embroidery), hinting this might be a design for sewing. If you like this, look up embroidery to see how artists turn drawings into stitched patterns.
