Cable Chain Egg and Dart
Floret Border Lamb's Tongue Border
Mock Flock Border Otis Federal Chain
Palmette Border Réveillon Border
Rose and Sprig Border Sawtooth and Guilloche
Sayre Arcade Sayre Sawtooth
Festoon Border Greek Key Border
Hermitage Leaf Border Lilac Border
Orbes Directoire Ribbon Border
Anthemion Frieze Egyptian Frieze
Garland and Tassel Grapevine Frieze
 
Virchaux Swan Frieze  

 


French circa 1810-1810

This unusual border was discovered lining the inside of a small box in upstate New York. Both the abstract motifs and highly charged use of color (particularly pink and green) point to an early 19th century French origin.

Width 5 inches