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venusmilk: William Morris, Medway
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William MorrisMedwayFloralPatternnavy blue
venusmilk: William Morris, Corncockle 1883
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William MorrispatternCorncocklefloralgold
ailailail: via karuncollection
9th Jan 2012✧06:0311 notes
patternbluefloraldesigntextile
ailailail: Embroidery by French nuns c. 1790.
8th Jan 2012✧18:294 notes
patternfrenchfloralembroidery
patternandco: COLLECTION MARACATU by Wagner Campelo
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fletchingarrows: Golden Lily design, William Morris
3rd Jan 2012✧18:2522 notes
william morrisgolden lilypatternfloralgreenvintagedesign
kirtha: Dutch temporary binding of gilt embossed paper, 17th century. “ Many early books were issued in temporary or interim covers by the printer/publisher or bookseller. These covers could then be replaced by a permanent binding of the purchaser’s choice. Temporary bindings often have untrimmed text edges and may be stab-stitched rather than sewn. Because of their flimsy nature these covers have not survived in large numbers. This temporary binding of Dutch gilt embossed paper is a thing of beauty in its own right. In making this paper, an engraved roller or wooden block was used to impress the pattern on a sheet of paper coated with size, a substance that helps to prevent the absorption of liquids and improves the paper’s surface. Before it dried, gold dust was applied and colours were dabbed or stencilled on. Although called Dutch papers, they were probably made in Germany.” From the collections of the National Library of New Zealand.
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bookspatternbindingfloral
oldbookillustrations: From a very elegant painted china vase. The red flowers are spread all over the vase, in as near as may be equilateral triangles, and they are all united by the continuous stem, which winds spirally round the vase. From Examples of Chinese ornament, by Owen Jones, London, 1867. (Source: archive.org)
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patternvintagefloralgreen
Opaque  by  andbamnan