Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon

Jean Baptiste Pillement

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a piece of aged paper with a floral design. The paper is off-white and rectangular, with a darker perimeter and light brown spots throughout. In the center is a design featuring a circular flower with orange and white rings and a blue center; the top circle has a blue outer ring with an orange and white center; the bottom circle has an orange outer ring with an orange and white center; both circles are outlined with black; a sprig of greenery with red berries emerges from the top circle; the greenery leads down to the bottom of the page with more berries; the greenery includes green leaves, and there are three blue and pink feathers at the bottom. The background behind the paper is gray.