| Bridges spanning the Chicago River provided a compelling motif for several painters in the exhibition. |
| Steamers are also found as a decorative motif on embroidered silk textiles. |
| Open area between the two segments of whitework may be used for initials or another motif, if desired. |
| The concurrence of such events with Richard II's celebrative motif of English travel-heroics may be less than coincidental. |
| The background motif and vestimentary tunics are largely borrowed from Ottoman art. |
| But Rieu's tweed suits are asymmetrical and in contrasting bright colours, and her leisure outfits are decorated with a spiky geometrical motif. |
