Border (France)

D. Lorraine Yerkes

1840s

block-printed, flocked

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A block-printed textile features purple morning glories and acanthus leaves on a deep red flock background with a cable motif along the bottom edge. Purple morning glories and scrolling acanthus leaves. Twisted cable motif runs along bottom eedge. Printed on deep red flock background. Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes