Mise-en-carte and Sample for Velours Miniature with Birds, Bird Cages, and Thin Garlands and Bundles of Flowers and Leaves
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Anonymous, French, 18th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1775–1800
Medium: Watercolor on squared paper; Velvet
Dimensions: Image: 12 15/16 × 8 3/16 in. (32.8 × 20.8 cm)
Sheet (mise-en-carte, a): 10 5/16 × 5 3/16 in. (26.2 × 13.1 cm)
Sheet (fabric sample, b): 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (4 × 1 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928