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Alb
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Alb

ca. 1600 · Medium: linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave with bobbin lace edging Label: embroidered linen with bobbin lace edging

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Shirt-like garment of white linen, with a full body gathered into a straight neck band, slit at front neck opening, and long sleeves narrowing to the wrist. Bobbin lace insertions at each seam are further embellished with floral embroidery in pale yellow silk, and bobbin lace trims the collar, sleeves and hem of the garment.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
Credit lineAlb. ca. 1600. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane and from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund. CC0.

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