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Waistcoat with two patch pockets and 4 fabric buttons of cream taffeta silk, with embroidered multicoloured floral and leafy vines and edged at front and bottom with scalloped openwork border
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Waistcoat of cream-colored ribbed silk. Along the scalloped front panels, the short standing collar and pockets are vines with multicolored flowers embroidered. All edges bordered with a galloon with festoons. Back panels of cotton. Note: "Nederlands, eind 18e eeuw".
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVest met twee steekzakken en 4 stofknopen van crème ripszsijde, met geborduurde veelkleurige bloem- en bladranken en voor- en onderlangs afgezet met geschulpt ajourrand. c. 1785 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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