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Fichu of Linen Batiste, Triangular and Scalloped, with a Quilted Ground and Trimmed Along the Edges with a Decoration of Bouquets of White Cotton
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fichu of linen batist, triangular and scalloped, with a netted ground and finished along the edges with a decoration of flower bouquets of white cotton. Decoration: the central field has a strewing motif of three small dots. In the scallops lying flower bouquets are embroidered alternated with one standing flower on the inward point. The hearts of the flowers and a pearl border below them are open-worked.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFichu van linnenbatist, driehoekig en geschulpt, met een genopt fond en langs de randen afgezet met een versiering van bloemboeketten van witte katoen. c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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