Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011220Flower Embroidery Design for Silk Manufactory of Lyon
About the Artwork
This drawing features a floral design intended for use by the silk manufactory in Lyon, a city with a long tradition in this industry. Jean Baptiste Pillement’s chalk drawings were translated not only into fabric, but also prints, which circulated and spread his style widely. Here, he used a small range of colors and repeated forms to create an appealing decorative motif.
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on verso, in graphite, at lower margin, “fleurs inventées / par Jean Pillement / modèle de broderie des soieries de Lyon”
Provenance
April 27, 1977: Sotheby's, London, England Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY 1977-1980: Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] 1980-2005: Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008] March 4, 2019: the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jean Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808)
- Date
- c. 1790
- Medium
- black and colored crayon on wove paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22.2 x 24.4 cm (8 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2019.67
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