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Mirrored

Another way of creating patterns is to mirror the motif.

Motifs can be mirrored horizontally or vertically.

Mirrored pattern - 4 rows of 4 goldfish every odd fish points left to right, every even fish points right to left
Swan, Rush and Iris, Walter Crane, 1877, wallpaper design, V&A Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Swan, Rush and Iris, Walter Crane, 1877, wallpaper design, V&A Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Swan, Rush and Iris (Walter Crane, 1875) is a wallpaper pattern than uses a mirrored motif.

The swans and the leaf pattern behind are arranged around a vertical line of symmetry creating a well-balanced image.

Swan, Rush and Iris, Walter Crane, 1877, wallpaper design, V&A Images / Alamy Stock Photo
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Swan, Rush and Iris, Walter Crane, 1877, wallpaper design, V&A Images / Alamy Stock Photo