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In by Steve Lenhart

Figure 6 Printed sheet with pattern of leaves and fruits, likely Augsburg or Nuremberg, c. 1760–1800. Embossed and gilt foil on colored paper, 9 5⁄8 × 14 9⁄16 in. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, RP-D-2018-103 The purchaser of this negative-embossed floral brocade paper employed it as the cover for a book published in 1781.