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Handkerchief of batiste with embroidered letter L in white work
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Handkerchief of natural-colored batiste with whitework. Square model with wide borders. In one corner an openwork letter L is embroidered, decorated with leaves, three times three rosette flowers and one time one rosette flower. Along the borders runs a very narrow openwork border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZakdoek van batist met geborduurde letter L in witwerk. c. 1880. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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