Composition de croisillons de fleurs et de feuilles, frises de feuilles et baies rouges, 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 piece of fabric covered in flowers and leaves. The flowers are bright pink, blue, and white, arranged in neat rows. There’s a border of red berries along the bottom edge, and the whole thing looks like it’s meant for sewing. The design is split into sections by blue lines, almost like a grid. Tiny dots and lines fill the background, giving it texture. This looks like a pattern someone might use to stitch onto a vest. If you like this, look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
