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Alsatian Pattern 7

Our Inspiration:Textile Design with Undulating Vertical Strips of Overlapping Scales Separated by Undulating Ribbons and Pearls
Anonymous (Alsatian)
Gouache, 2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in., 1840
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library 1978.671.5(12.4)
Mulhouse, Alsace, was an important 19th-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. This design features undulating vertical strips of overlapping scales rendered with stipples of dark reddish-brown color over a light tan base separated by undulating ribbons of light tan color with red outlines and groups of four pearls colored with white.

Our Inspiration:Textile Design with Undulating Vertical Strips of Overlapping Scales Separated by Undulating Ribbons and Pearls
Anonymous (Alsatian)
Gouache, 2 3/8 x 2 1/16 in., 1840
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library 1978.671.5(12.4)
Mulhouse, Alsace, was an important 19th-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. This design features undulating vertical strips of overlapping scales rendered with stipples of dark reddish-brown color over a light tan base separated by undulating ribbons of light tan color with red outlines and groups of four pearls colored with white.