Borders
Cooper Hewitt

Borders

1815–25

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

Wide strips of bamboo alternating with two thin strips. Two complete border widths running vertically, beneath which, portion of a third runs horizontally. In each border shading of strips changes direction. Stalks are brownish-cream color. Printed on pale blue ground.

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