Sheet with overall floral and stripe pattern
19th century
Medium
Relief print (wood or metal)
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/8 × 8 15/16 in. (18.1 × 22.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.71.9(71)
Art Historical Context
This delicate 19th-century sheet features an overall floral and stripe, created anonymously through relief printing on wood or metal. Measuring just 7 1/8 × 8 15/16 inches, it exemplifies the compact design samples produced during an era of rapid industrialization, when printed patterns proliferated for textiles, wallpapers, and home décor. Acquired in 1926 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund it now resides in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department offering a glimpse into everyday artistic craftsmanship. Relief printing, the technique used here, involved carving blocks ...
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...