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Fichu of Cotton Cheese Cloth, Square with Silk Tulle Bouquets at Each Corner
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cotton cheesecloth fichu, square with silk tulle at each corner featuring a bouquet of tulle tatting and needle lace. Model: square. Hemmed on all sides. Decoration: corners are cut away and filled with silk tulle containing a bouquet of tulle tatting made of white silk thread. Edged with needle lace along the outer border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFichu van katoenen kaasdoek, vierkant met op iedere hoek zijden tule met een boeket van tule doorstop. c. 1820 - c. 1840. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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