Floral Brocade Patterns

A collection of intricate floral designs on brocade and paper, showcasing vibrant colors, detailed botanical motifs, and rich 18th-century European artistry.

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, satin ground, Curving stems from which grow a variety of flowers including cornflowers, bell flowers, roses, and sweet peas. Printed in lavender, red, yellow, blue and green on satin or polished off-white ground., France, ca. 1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Leaf with branches with flowers, anonymous, 1730 - 1780 brocade paper Leaf with tibaries with flowers. Germany paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Sheet with overall floral pattern 18th century Anonymous. Sheet with overall floral pattern. Anonymous , 18th century. 18th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Blow flowers, anonymous, 1730 - 1780 brocade paper Leaf with flowers. Germany paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Fragment first half 18th century Italian, Venice. Fragment 230242

Panel. Probably designed by Imitator of Jacques Courtois (French, active c. 1732); France, Lyon. Date: 1727-1737. Dimensions: 86.1 x 54 cm (33 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)Repeat: 52 x 26.8 cm (20 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.). Silk and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts and plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and some self-patterning ground wefts. Origin: Lyon. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, satin ground, Curving stems from which grow a variety of flowers including cornflowers, bell flowers, roses, and sweet peas. Printed in lavender, red, yellow, blue and green on satin or polished off-white ground., France, ca. 1800, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

One of our James Davis exclusive wallpapers , Wallpapers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Wallpaper Sample Book Morris & Company (London, England, 1875 - 1940). Wallpaper Sample Book, before 1917. Printed paper, 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm). Decorative Arts before 1917

Sidewall (England); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); block-printed and embossed on continuous paper; 60 x 49.5 cm (23 5/8 x 19 1/2 in.)

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, distemper colors, Vertical rectangle. All-over pattern of flower-stems and flowers forming framework which encloses bunches of flowers, largely roses, with an occasional single dragon fly. Blue-green field, with naturalistic colors in design., France, 1775-85, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Cray. Designed by William Morris (English, 1834-1896); Produced by Morris & Company, 1875-1940; Woven and printed at Merton Abbey Works, 1881-1940; England, Surrey, Wimbledon. Date: 1884. Dimensions: 280.8 × 97.8 cm (110 5/8 × 38 1/2 in.)Repeat: 94.5 × 45 cm (37 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.). Cotton, plain weave, block printed. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: William Morris (Designer).

Fragment (China); silk; tempera

Large Leaf Verdure with Birds Made 1545-1580 Flanders. Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave .

Ralph Atkinson, Quilt Rose Design, 1938 Quilt - Rose Design

Textile, Medium: glazed cotton Technique: relief printed, Small piece of chintz with a blue ground in a pattern of flowers in a perpendicular arrangement. White Sweet William with fantastic leaves in shades of green, yellow and red against a curving band of red alternates with groups of garden flowers: iris, asters, tiger lilies with foliage in shades of red, blue, yellow, sepia and green (blue over yellow)., England, 1800-1850, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Textile; silk; 1951-144-1

Piece 17th century Italian. Piece 226461

Glazed Chintz. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 57.9 cm (9 x 22 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edith Miller.

Sidewall (USA); machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 87 x 49 cm (34 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)

Detail of painted decoration, the Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel, Udaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Frieze, Janeway & Carpender, New Brunswick, New Jersey, est. ca. 1872, Machine-printed on paper, Art nouveau style with poppy flowers in various states of bloom. Bands of stylized floral motifs along top and bottom edges. Printed in green and yellow on a mica ground., New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, 1875-1900, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Fragment, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, Fragment with a design of a curving vine with flowers and fruit in red, blue, violet and dark brown outlining., England, France or Germany, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Sheet with floral pattern 18th century Anonymous. Sheet with floral pattern. Anonymous , 18th century. 18th century. Relief print (wood or metal). Prints

Panel Made 1752-1755 Spitalfields. Silk, plain weave with supplementary brocading wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; watered (moirÈ) .

Leaf with birds between tendrils with flowers and fruits, Matthaeus Merktl, 1730 - 1752 brocade paper Leaf with birds between tendrils with flowers and fruits. Left and right decorative edges. Used as a cover for a publication from 1751. Augsburg paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms. ornament derived from animal forms. birds

Woven Fabric - Tulip and Rose, 1890. Designer: William Morris. Manufacturer: William Morris & Co

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: relief printed on plain weave, Red and white toile with a pattern of two curving flowering trees. Each tree has a squirrel and an exotic bird on it., France, 1775-1800, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Kosode Made into a Tobari or Fukusa Composed of Six Panels Made 1701-1725 Japan. Silk, plain weave with creped wefts; drawing with India ink; stenciled and resist dyed; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in satin, surface satin, stem and straight stitches; laid work and couching .

Frieze And Border (USA); Distributed by S.A. Maxwell & Co.; machine-printed paper; 71 x 49 cm (27 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Ingrain Carpet. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 71.9 x 50.8 cm (28 5/16 x 20 in.) Original IAD Object: 27" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Dorothy Posten.

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, Drapery swags suspended by floral bouquets; band of ribbon across top. Two borders printed across the width., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Fragment decorated with two similar patterns, 19th century, Unknown Ryukyuan, 15 1/8 × 12 3/4 in. (38.42 × 32.39 cm) (overall), Cloth: cotton; bingata (stencil resist with applied pigments), Japan, 19th century

Mise-en-carte (Point-paper) Made 1760-1790 France. Ink and gouache on hand drawn graph paper .

Frieze, American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association, 1879-1887, Block-printed on paper, Frieze or dado in Anglo-Japanesque style. Large red roses with other flowers printed on tan ground set within a rustic stick framework. Printed in striped ground. Ocher band with strapwork running along top and bottom edges. Printed in selvedge: 'A.W.P.M.A.', USA, 1879-87, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Leaf with job pattern of flowers, anonymous, 1700 - 1850 Leaf with lanes pattern of stuffed flowers to each other. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Gledhill Wall Paper Co.; machine-printed paper; 91 x 49 cm (35 13/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Calico. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26.3 x 21.6 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.). Medium: gouache and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Grace Halpin.

Sidewall (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 55.5 x 37.5 cm (21 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

Two textile fragments, textile fragment, Textile fragments, two, embroidery and kirikane on gold thread of flowers and plants., anonymous, Japan, 1736 - 1740, Genbun period, silk gold thread, height 25.1 cm × width 5.1 cm × width 7 .9 cm

Blow pattern of flowers, Anonymous, 1750 - 1900 Leaf with spreading pattern of flowers. Half of a cover. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Panel Made 1770-1775 England. Silk, stripes of warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; of satin weave self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats over plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and ground wefts; and of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; embroidered with silk in machine-made chain stitches (tambour work) .

Frieze (USA); machine-printed paper; 234.5 x 49.5 cm (92 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Drawing, Floral field and border; France; white on glazed paper

Frieze, LINCOLN, Block-printed on handmade paper, Horizontal rectangle. Four bands of festooned roses and pink cord with simple edging designs at top and bottom. Across the face of 'a' is written 'J.B. Lincoln Hingham' in black ink; 'b' has 'J.B. Lincoln' written vertically in an upward direction. Joined sheets of paper. Printed in white, green, orange and pink on gray ground., probably USA, ca. 1800, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Leaf with spreading pattern of flowers and large fruits, anonymous, 1750 - 1900 Leaf with spreading pattern of flowers and large fruits. Half of a cover. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Chardon, 1896, by J. Milesi. Issued in Paris by publisher Lévy, E. The work features decoration and ornament with plant forms

Sidewall, Block-printed on handmade paper, Arabesque design on pale yellowish ground, vases with flowers, standing on drapery-covered supports, alternate with ribbon-wrapped wreaths containing bouquets and framed by flowering scrolled branches. Drop repeat, straight match., France, 1780-90, Wallcoverings, Sidewall

Ceiling paper, Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Floral wreath motifs surrounded by scrolls and floral swags. Printed on off-white ground., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Ceiling paper

Gilbert Sackerman, Bandbox, c 1939 Bandbox

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed using resist, then vat dyed in indigo on plain weave, Pomegranate-like shapes within a frame of arching leaves. Two repeats across width. In blue on white., France, 1750-1800, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Sidewall - Sample, Marigold, 1888; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834-1896); Manufactured by Jeffrey & Company (United Kingdom); Made for Morris & Co. (United Kingdom); block-printed paper

Frieze, Machine-printed, Cream ground with conventional lotus in white, with silver, gilt and bronze. Marked '2077'. Frieze, USA, 1890-1900, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Drawing, Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished; Designed by Fabrique de Saint Ruf; France; brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper pasted on paper; 31.2 × 16.4 cm (12 5/16 × 6 7/16 in.)

Two Pieces of Embroidery, 1723-1774. Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723-1805). Embroidery, silk; overall: 24.8 x 41.3 cm (9 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.).

Arras. unknown, author

Fragment, Medium: silk; tempera Technique: painted on plain weave, Four fragments of whitesilk grosgrain painted in polychrome tempera. Design of widely scattered floral sprays, insects and birds., China, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment

Two Panels Made 1801-1900 France. .

Stencil 19th century Japan. Stencil 69320

Textile, Oberkampf & Cie., (Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759-1815), Medium: cotton Technique: madder colors (reds, black) block printed; yellow and blue applied by brush on plain weave, Fragment of printed cotton with a small-scale over-all design of brightly colored flowers and fine leaf sprigs on a dark brown background. Printed in several shades of greens, blues, reds and yellow, with reserved white., Jouy, France, 1790-99, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Leaf with spreading pattern of flowers, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1850 Leaf with spreading pattern of flowers. paper. block printing (relief printing process) ornament derived from plant forms

Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, Printed cotton with a half-drop repeat design of bold carnations and peonies on a vine which branches to form an ogival lattice. In red and black on a black picotage ground., France, 1700-1750, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Drawing (France); brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper, lined; 33.3 x 27.5 cm (13 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.), irregular

Frieze, Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, Machine-printed paper, liquid mica, Borders printed two across. Large floral vining and small floral swags on background of lace-like vertical stripes and moires. Bottom band of brattishing, top band of small scrolls. Ground shades from light grey to cream. Printed in greens, pinks, light purple, white and white liquid mica. Printed in selvedge, 'S. A. Maxwell & Co. New York & Chicago' pattern number '4060' 'D', USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Part of the antependium, embroidered unknown

Fragment (Japan)

Textile, Medium: cotton, linen, wool Technique: relief printed on plain weave with chain stitch quilting, Valance fragment in white cotton with a printed design of fantastical flower sprays, serrated leaves and blossoms showing influence of Pillement. Colors are red, blue and light purple. Quilted using intersecting diagonals to create diamond shapes. Interlined with wool., France, 18th century, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

Hesse Otto, fragments and details of modern ornamentation (without date): views, details. Lithograph on paper, 44.9 x 30.5 cm (including scan edges)

Jacquard. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 54.5 x 62 cm (21 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Arthur G. Merkley.

Drapery or Curtain. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 62.2 x 47 cm (24 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.

Hesse Otto, fragments and details of modern ornamentation (without date): views, details. Lithograph on paper, 44.6 x 30.7 cm (including scan edges)

Sidewall (England or United States); machine-printed

Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers, Brush and gouache on off-white paper, Clusters of pink roses with stems and foliage outline an upside-down teardrop shape. In faded, lighter colors, white or yellow clusters of roses with stems and foliage are in background., France, 19th century, wallpaper designs, Drawing, Drawing

Piece. Culture: British, London, Spitalfields. Dimensions: L. 59 x W. 33 inches (149.9 x 83.8 cm) (loom width). Date: mid-18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frieze, Machine-printed, Aesthetic-style design, with large-scale floral and foliage motif scrolling in center of design. Narrow bands of arches and lines along either edge. Printed in soft colors on light yellow ground., USA, 1880-1900, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Arabesques faïences murales de Beyt el-Emir' (17th century), 1877, by Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879). Published in Paris by A. Morel et Cie, Libraires-Éditeurs. The work focuses on Islamic architecture and art, specifically Egyptian decoration and ornamentation featuring Arabesques and faience tiles. 46.5 x 33 cm

Design no. 12 for an Embroidered Horizontal Border of the 'Fabrique de St. Ruf', Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, Graphite, brush and gouache on two pieces of paper pasted together horizontally, Fantastical curved plants, facing each other symmetrically. Two shells, with water pouring from them, are included in the left design, one shell in the right one. Appliqués of spherical triangles and of segments in rose silk with emrboidered motifs, are alternately suggested in the intervals. Horizontal strips on top and at the bottom; coral rinceaux in the main one at the bottom. Written at left: 'No 12 S. R.'. Paper margin at right: 'cation chamois / ainsi que Le capilaire que se renferme ainsi que / La partie du haut on et Les sujets principaux en seront plus Saillants'., France, 1780-1790, Drawing, Drawing

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by F. E. James Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 87.5 x 49 cm (34 7/16 x 19 5/16 in.)

Margery Parish, Wall Decoration, 1935 1942 Wall Decoration

Border, Machine-printed on embossed paper, A border of fleur-de-lis and both single and double roses, with a band at bottom simulating a low scalloped wire fence. Printed in red, olive, green, white and gilt on black field. Aesthetic style border, USA, 1880-1890, Wallcoverings, Border

Frieze (USA); Manufactured by Becker, Smith & Page, Inc.; machine printed paper, liquid mica; 91.5 x 49 cm (36 x 19 5/16 in.)

Dado, Block printed on joined sheets, At either end is the base of a pilaster. Multiple floral varieties, including tulips and carnations, grow up from the ground. Stones are scattered about. Printed in colors on off-white ground. A painted gray border surrounds., possibly France, 1820-40, Wallcoverings, Dado

Raymond Manupelli, Black Lace Shawl, c 1939 Black Lace Shawl

Leaf with tendrils with flowers and fruits, anonymous, 1700 - 1820 brocade paper Leaf with tibaries with flowers and fruits. Germany paper. paint (coating) relief printing ornament derived from plant forms

Panel, 18th century, 11 1/4 x 9 1/2in. (28.6 x 24.1cm), Silk, pigments; painted, France, 18th century

Frieze, Machine-printed paper, textured ground, Large wave scrolls with large leaves (acanthus), beading and striping. Bottom band of wave pattern and beading. Top has band of stylized dentil pattern with dots. Part of background willed with light green. Ground embossed with floral vining and shades dark blue-green to light green (bottom to top). Printed in metallic gold, metallic silver and light green., USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Object ID #18615669; Designed by William Morris (British, 1834-1896); England; block-printed on paper; 69 x 57.5 cm (27 3/16 x 22 5/8 in.)

Free Hand Decorated Wall (Detail), c. 1940, silkscreen on paperboard, overall: 55.7 x 76.2 cm (21 15/16 x 30 in.), Michael Lauretano (artist) American, active c. 1935

Wallpaper Sample Book Morris & Company (London, England, 1875 - 1940). Wallpaper Sample Book, before 1917. Printed paper, 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (54.6 x 36.8 cm). Decorative Arts before 1917

Textile, Medium: silk, metallic Technique: damask with supplementary weft, Dark green damask brocaded in gold and pink in a Bizarre-style design of intertwined foliage and flowers., Italy, early-mid-18th century, woven textiles, Textile

Piece 18th-19th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th-19th century. Silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1785-1890 France. Linen, plain weave; block printed . Jean Baptiste Pillement

Piece ca. 1715 () Italian, Venice Panels such as this—with its extraordinary patterns in long repeats—were called "bizarre" by the Danish scholar Slomann, who believed they were made in India. Most scholars consider them an exotic phase in the history of European silk weaving.. Piece 227847

Design for Textiel, Alexander Senegat, 1719 print Design for textiles with fantasy flower and leaves. paper etching textile industry and clothing industry. artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching

Two textile fragments, textile fragment, Two textile fragments, embroidery of flowers, plants and geometric motifs on brown ground., anonymous, Japan, 1658 - 1661, Manji period, silk, height 28.8 cm × width 8.4 cm × width 5.1 cm

Textile (France); silk

Ceiling Paper (USA); Manufactured by Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co.; machine-printed paper, liquid mica; 86 x 49 cm (33 7/8 x 19 5/16 in.)

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) Made 1784-1785 Nantes. Cotton, plain weave; block printed .

Quatre Parties du monde, Joseph Gaspard Picart, Medium: silk Technique: damask, Panel of pale yellow silk damask with design of allegorical figures representing the Four Continents. Asia is depicted as a man seated on a camel carrying an open parasol, and behind him an ape plays with a butterfly. Europe is a seated, helmeted female resting her hand on a shield, on which appears a horse. Other attributes include: flags, trumpet, anchor, caduceus, and cornucopia. Africa appears as two men in plumed turbans spearing lions. America is represented by seated Indians, in high feather headdress, carrying a bow and playing with a parrot. Based on designs by Joseph Bourne and Pascal Picart., Lyon, France, ca. 1785, woven textiles, Textile, Textile

Textile fragment, embroidery and print on red-brown background., anonymous, Japan, 1716 - 1736, silk gold thread, height 29.5 cm × width 14 cm

Sidewall And Border (USA); block-printed on handmade paper; 17 x 79 cm (6 11/16 x 31 1/8 in.)

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