Design for Embroidery, Gentleman's Waistcoat Pocket, Mademoiselle Calva, French, active late 18th century, Brush and gouache, pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper, Design for the embroidery of the left bottom part of a man's waistcoat or gilet featuring a pocket. The design features two fantastical peacocks preying for insects, plants, and festoons. Blue flowers and yellow leaves decorate the rectangular pocket flap, and a branch with blue flowers and yellow leaves rises above and to the left of the flap. Design includes buttonholes on the left. Verso: five yellow birds

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Size: 6000px × 5286px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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