Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
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Based on an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by devanath
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Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
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Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.
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Small dots with minor circles spread across to form a nice mosaic.
Source John Burks
A dark gray, sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
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From a drawing in 'Kingsdene', Maria Fetherstonehaugh, 1878.
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A nice one indeed, but I have a feeling we have it already? If you spot a copy, let me know on Twitter.
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Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.
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From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
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Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
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Colour version of the original seamless pattern.
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A large pattern with funky shapes and form. An original. Sort of origami-ish.
Source Luuk van Baars
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background
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Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
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From a drawing in 'Codogno e il suo territorio nella cronaca e nella storia'', Gio and Giarella Cairo, 1897.
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Remixed from a drawing that was uploaded to Pixabay by ractapopulous
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I guess this is inspired by the city of Ravenna in Italy and its stone walls.
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From a drawing in 'Cowdray: the history of a great English House', Julia Roundell, 1884.
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