The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon
c. 1790
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Jean Baptiste Pillement not only created designs for silk manufacture, he also is credited with inventing a new technique for printing on fabric.Description
This drawing features a floral design intended for use by the silk manufactory in Lyon, a city with a long tradition in this industry. Jean Baptiste Pillement’s chalk drawings were translated not only into fabric, but also prints, which circulated and spread his style widely. Here, he used a small range of colors and repeated forms to create an appealing decorative motif.- April 27, 1977Sotheby's, London, EnglandShepherd Gallery, New York, NY1977-1980Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980]1980-2005Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]March 4, 2019the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Sotheby's (Firm). Fine French 18th Century Prints and Drawings. 1977. ill. Lot 94
- Sotheby's, London, "Fine French 18th-Century Prints and Drawings," April 27, 1977, #94, illustrated, page 80.
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