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Stocking of white cotton, with openwork knitted and embroidered geometric decoration of instep and vamp
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Pair of stockings made of white cotton. Knitted decoration from the instep to halfway up the shin, 'pattes'. Pattern of alternating transverse bands with diamond shapes and stretched hexagons, ending in a row of small pine trees. Knitted brand B and embroidered brands MP.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKous van witte katoen, met ajour gebreide en geborduurde geometrische versiering van klink en wreef. c. 1800 - c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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