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Napkin with Bird of Paradise and Snake
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Napkin with Bird of Paradise and Snake

anonymous · c. 1850 - c. 1899 · satijnbinding; damask; linen (material)

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

About this work

Linen damask napkin with bird of paradise and snake. Central field: identical scenes placed four times side by side and crosswise in two rows. On a twisted branch sits on the left a bird of paradise with turned head, pecking at a bunch of fruit, while slightly higher a coiling snake rears up against it. Border: transition from center to border without a separating line. A garland of closely packed flowers. Diagonally the same bird. Outside runs a string of beads and a border of C-scrolls and a calyx flower.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
napkin
Credit lineServet met paradijsvogel en slang. c. 1850 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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