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Linen with a bobbin lace insert and a mark and date NW and 1694
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Linen with a bobbin lace insert and a mark and date NW and 1694

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1699 · vijfgaatjesgrond; bobbin lace; Flanders lace; linen (material)

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

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Bed sheet with an insert of natural-colored bobbin lace, Flemish lace. The sheet consists of two widths of linen sewn together across the width. The repeating pattern consists of a lobed flower between S-vines. The motifs are made in linen stitch and connected by a lattice ground, a five-hole ground. Furthermore, the sheet is marked in white with the letters NW and bears an embroidered date 1694.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
laken (beddengoed)
Credit lineLaken met tussenzetsel van kloskant en merk en jaartal NW en 1694. c. 1650 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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