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Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

c. 1790

Jean Baptiste Pillement

(French, 1728–1808)
Culture
France, 18th century
Medium
black and colored crayon on wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 22.2 x 24.4 cm (8 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2019.67
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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.
A vertically oriented crayon drawing on cream paper features a winding botanical spray with fine, speckled shading. Two circular flowers with concentric red and white rings nestle among thin branches adorned with clusters of green leaves and red berries. Below, two bell-shaped flowers with pointed red, green, and blue petals hang gracefully. Faint brown age spots across the paper frame the delicate, central arrangement.

Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

c. 1790

Jean Baptiste Pillement

(French, 1728–1808)
France, 18th century

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