Design no. 15 for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat, Unfinished

Unknown Maker

Design for the embroidery of the left bottom corner of a man's waistcoat, unfinished. Traced design on the pocket. Landscape with a temple in ruins. Flower rinceaux and boughs. Bunch of flowers over a border in which flowers alternate with a motif composed of buds and leaves.

Credit: Gift of Jacob H. Schiff

1780-1790

Graphite, brush and gouache, white on paper

1906-21-218

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020