Textile Design with Undulating Vertical Strips of Overlapping Scales Separated by Undulating Ribbons and Pearls 1840

This 1840 textile design by an anonymous artist features undulating vertical strips of overlapping scales separated by undulating ribbons and pearls. The design is created with a stippling technique, which involves using a series of small dots to create a sense of texture and depth. The work is a small, intimate example of design for textiles that likely would have been used for clothing or interior fabrics. The repeating pattern of the design is evocative of the styles of the time. The work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY.