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Handkerchief of batiste with a vine around a straight line and a flowering branch in the corners and edged with a border of Valenciennes lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Handkerchief of natural-colored batiste with embroidery - white work - and finished around with a border of bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. Square model. Along the edges of the handkerchief, an embroidered vine winds around a narrow straight line. In the corners, the straight line is interrupted by a diagonally placed volute with a flower branch. The lace strip has a pattern that consists of linked narrow lines along the edge at the underside and above that the lace consists of a square Valenciennes ground. The handkerchief is stored with another handkerchief in a sachet.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZakdoek van batist met rank rond rechte lijn en bloemtak in de hoeken en afgezet met een rand Valenciennes-kant. c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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