Arrêt du Conseil d'État du roi, qui accorde une modération des droits d'entrée à Paris sur les gazes : du 8 juillet 1781 : extrait des registres du Conseil d'État
A royal council decree printed in Paris by the Imprimerie royale in 1781, granting a reduced entry duty on gauze fabrics and issued by the French Conseil d'État for official government use. The single picture is a decorative printer's ornament, a rectangular head or tailpiece, showing a central shield-like cartouche flanked by two cherubs, scrolling foliage and stylised ribbon swags. A designer could take from it a symmetrical, classical border structure with putti and acanthus-like scrollwork suited to period-style frames or panels.
