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

Fabrique de Saint Ruf

A torus and a border composed of leaves rising from three points, at left. An undulated dry tree stem with bunches of flowers and a few blossoms and leaves in the intervals rises at right. Two repeats are shown.

Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt...

1800-1825
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
1920-36-49
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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