Composition avec récif de fleurs dans un cartouche de feuilles, frises de perles noisettes, projets de broderies de gilet, XVIIIème siècle
1750
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
This drawing shows a light beige paper filled with bright floral designs. There are three main sections: a top arch with flowers and leaves, a middle band of swirling vines and buds, and a bottom border of tiny dots and more flowers. The colors are soft—pinks, blues, greens—and the lines are clean but slightly faded. The tiny dots along the borders look like they might be made with a repeated dabbing tool. It’s like a pattern you’d see on old fabric or embroidery. If you like this kind of detailed floral work, look up stippling.
