Colbert embroideries
Colbert embroideries is a 1918 pattern book of embroidery designs compiled by Thérèse de Dillmont and published in Mulhouse, France, by Société anonyme Dollfus-Mieg for needleworkers. The plates show enlarged details of individual models, with scrolling acanthus-like foliage, flowers and geometric lattice grounds in red, cream and blue. A designer could take the stylised leaf scrolls and the diapered backgrounds as repeat motifs for textiles or borders.
