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Handkerchief of net fabric bordered by reticella inserts and edged with bobbin lace
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Handkerchief of net fabric bordered by reticella inserts and edged with bobbin lace

anonymous · 1600 - 1615 · bobbin lace; naaldkant; kant (techniek); buckram; kant (materiaal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Handkerchief of fine net cloth bordered by an insert of reticella and edged with a bobbin lace consisting of repeating point motifs. The reticella has a decoration of alternating circles with eight-pointed stars and thin worked eight-pointed stars around a small rosette motif.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
handkerchief
Credit lineZakdoek van neteldoek omrand door tussenzetsel van reticella en afgezet met kloskant. 1600 - 1615. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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