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Letter bag in an envelope-shaped model of green velvet, embroidered with a mask-like face on the front and a fantasy animal on the back
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Letter bag in an envelope-shaped model of green velvet, embroidered with a mask-like face on the front and a fantasy animal on the back

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1715 · embroidering; forging; cutting; weaving; gild; copper (metal); gilding (material); velvet (fabric weave); silver thread; silk

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

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Letter bag in a flat envelope model of green velvet, on which in relief with silver thread a mask-like face on the front and a fantasy animal on the back are embroidered, both surrounded by a frame of flowers and small birds. The edge of the bag is edged with a border of brown silk thread with ecru-colored ornaments. The two lower corners are reinforced with embroidery stitches. The lining is of unadorned red cotton. Inside two equal compartments, reinforced with paper. The flap closes by means of a loop of multiple colors of silk thread and a copper ball.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
brieventas
Credit lineBrieventas in een envelopmodel van groen fluweel, geborduurd met een maskerachtig gezicht op voorkant en een fantasie dier op de achterkant. c. 1700 - c. 1715. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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