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An arrangement of delicate flowers along a stem in a cross-stitch like design.

Small bouquets of five-petaled flowers are depicted in five bunches within diamond-basket shapes along a green leafy stem. Three bouquets are drawn near the top and two strings of flowers in a row grow out near the bottom of the stem. The largest bunch of pink flowers is in the center top, flanked by a dark blue or purple bunch on each side. The cool greens of the twisting stem and leaves vary from light to dark, with small delicate leaves along the stems. The drawing looks like cross-stitching. Blank paper background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M14887
People
Anne Allen, British (1749/50 - after 1808(?))
After Jean Baptiste Pillement, French (Lyon 1728 - 1808 Lyon)
Title
Floral Design
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Receuils de Differents Bouquets de Fleurs
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1795
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/271700

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Color etching printed à la poupée on pale blue antique laid paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 19.4 × 13.8 cm (7 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 24.9 × 18.8 cm (9 13/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
IFF, vol. I, p. 152-153

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Hylton Thomas, in honor of Jakob Rosenberg
Accession Year
1969
Object Number
M14887
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/2015 - 05/05/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 02/28/2022

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