Design for Wallpaper with Alternating Vertical Rows of Pairs of Ornamental Frames of Two Sizes Framed by Interlacing Garlands of Laurel Leaves Tied by a Bow
1870–1900 (?)
Medium
Watercolor
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (28.1 × 25.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.50.188
Art Historical Context
This exquisite watercolor design, created anonymously by a French artist around 1870–1900, captures the elegance of late 19th-century ornamental patterns. Titled *Design for Wallpaper with Altern Vertical Rows of Pairs ofnamental Frames of Two Framed by Interl Garlands of Laurel Leaves by a Bow*, it rhythmic vertical rows of paired frames—varying in size—encircled by flowing laurel garlands knotted with bows. The precise composition evokes classical symmetry, ideal for transforming domestic interiors into harmonious spaces. Rendered in watercolor on a modest sheet measuring 11 1/16 × 9 15/16 ...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...