Floriana or the Method of Constructing Artificial Flowers
Title:
Floriana or the Method of Constructing Artificial Flowers
Description:
This carefully written and illustrated manuscript teaches in minute detail the methods taught to Matilda St. Clair, now Madame de Rhinfeld, for constructing artificial flowers. Growing up in a convent in France, she was instructed by the nuns in each aspect of creating the flowers: dyeing silks, cutting muslin, and forming each individual petal and leaf. She used this skill to earn her living in England. Her watercolors individually dissect twenty-four different artificial flowers; included is a drawn foldout plate of her tools. The pages of delicately embellished instructions, in floral borders, are accompanied by poetry and commentary related to each flower.
Creator:
Rhinfeld, Madame de
Date:
1830
Display Date:
[ca. 1830]
Hover Text:
Madame de Rhinfield — artificial flower artist
Published Item:
U
Item Index:
18
Item Sort:
1800s
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