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Design for an Embroidered Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A currant stem rises beside a reed border and a torus. Written in ink, top left: "P 217".
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France
Date
1790–1800
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Medium
Brush and gouache, incised lines on glazed tracing paper
Dimensions
20.2 × 10 cm (7 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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