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Mirrored floral pattern. Border: winding floral vine with birds and a block border.
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Mirrored floral pattern. Border: winding floral vine with birds and a block border.

c. 1650 · satijnbinding; damask; linen (material)

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

About this work

Linen damask napkin with a floral pattern. Central field: The symmetrical pattern shows loose branches with roses or tulips, and lark's-head or rosette-shaped flowers. Standing borders: symmetrical drawing of winding flower vines and birds; outside that: block border.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
napkin
Credit lineGespiegeld bloempatroon. Rand: slingerende bloemenrank met vogels en blokrand.. c. 1650. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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