Sheet with five bouquets on a blue checkered background 1775 - 1875

This anonymous 18th or 19th-century print, "Sheet with five bouquets on a blue checkered background," depicts five vibrantly colored flower bouquets set against a checkered blue background. The bouquets are arranged in a symmetrical fashion, their stems tied with ribbons and their flowers rendered with delicate detail. This work, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is an example of decorative floral art, common in the 18th and 19th centuries.