[Paper quillwork picture of a flower vase] [realia]
Published / Created:
[Great Britain?] : [s.n.], [ca. 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 paper quillwork picture ; 17 x 20 x 1 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The art of paper quillwork (or paper filigree) was most popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries, as a hobby of fashionable and refined young women in Great Britain (and the American colonies). Some contemporary magazines printed patterns for botanical designs and other quillwork compositions. The finished designs comprised narrow strips of colored paper that were rolled, crimped, fluted, or gilded, then arranged in decorative patterns. Advanced paper quillwork designs might also be incorporated into the panels of households objects, such as tea caddies and small pieces of furniture.
Subject Terms:
Paper quillwork. | Paper flowers. | Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens. | Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Women in natural history.