Textile Design of Vertical Stripes of Overlapping Scales Simulating Tie-Dye Framed by Alternating Vertical Strings of Squares

Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century

1840 · Gouache · Drawings and Prints

Textile Design of Vertical Stripes of Overlapping Scales Simulating Tie-Dye Framed by Alternating Vertical Strings of Squares — Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century

Rectangular sheet of paper with a textile design from a group, dated 1840, made in Mulhouse, Alsace which was an important nineteenth-century center for textile production in the Haut-Rhin region of France. The design consists of vertical stripes of overlapping abstract scales of dark reddish-brown color simulating a tie-dye textile, over a light tan base. The stripes are framed by alternating vertical strings of four squares of white color outlined in black. The pattern in this design is identical to that of object 1978.671.5(20.11), which contains incomplete repetitions of the stripes.

Artist: Anonymous, Alsatian, 19th century
Date: 1840
Medium: Gouache
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library