Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon
Medium
black and colored crayon on wove paper
Dimensions
22.2 × 24.4 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession Number
2019.67
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.