Sheet with floral and bird pattern
18th century
Medium
Relief print (wood or metal)
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (21.2 × 12 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes, 1961
Accession Number
61.651.28
Art Historical Context
**Sheet with Floral and Bird** *Anonymous, 18th* *Relief print (wood or metal), 8 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (21.2 × 12 cm)* *Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of D. Lorraine Yes, 1961* Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints collection, this charming 18th-century sheet captures the elegance of anonymous craftsmanship through its intricate floral and bird motifs. a compact 8 3/8 by 4 3/4 inches, it exemplifies the decorative impulse of the era, where nature-inspired patterns adorned everything from textiles to wallpapers, bringing a touch of the garden indoors. Crafted as a rel...
About the Artist
Anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...