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Card case of coral-red velvet with gold thread embroidery on two sides
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Purse of coral-red velvet with embroidery of gold thread. Wrapped gold thread and cannetille-gold that lies flat and crimped, some paillettes. On two shield-shaped flaps with hard filling, a pattern of a high flower basket standing on a 'lambrequin' and framed by symmetric wavy vines. Two puffings of unadorned red velvet. Finished with gold braid and lined with bright green taffeta. Simple snap hook of base metal.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBeurs van koraalrood fluweel met op twee vlakken borduursel van gouddraad. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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