Sidewall
Cooper Hewitt

Sidewall

ca. 1880

Machine-printed on paper
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Two ornamental motifs, one large and one small, repeated one above the other; Larger motif is symmetrical pattern of narrow-necked vase holding bouquet of stylized tropical flowers supported on a floral arabesque design; smaller motif is a symmetrical stylized bellflower with stem and leaves; Pattern repeated in offset columns separated by vertical bands inset with repeated pattern of six-point stars; color scheme of gold on white.

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