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Small cloth decorated with a sprinkling pattern of blue palmettes

1575 - 1600 · fluweel met uitsparingen; gold (metal); satin; velvet (fabric weave); linen (material); sateen; silk

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

About this work

Cushion of silk velvet consisting of two sewn-together fragments with a straw pattern of blue palmettes on a beige satin ground. The cushion is semicircular in shape. The back is a coarse black glazed linen. Silk velvet identical to silk velvet BK-15367.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

mat cushion

Credit lineKleedje versierd met strooipatroon van blauwe palmetten. 1575 - 1600. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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