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Linen handkerchief with embroidered corners depicting fables by La Fontaine
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Linen handkerchief with embroidery: whitework with plumetis. Rectangular shape with a shell border of small arches along a narrow border work with drawn threads. The embroidery is located in the corners, where it occupies relatively small oval areas. The corners, here numbered arbitrarily, show flowers, birds, mammals and a human: branch with fox and rising raven; branch with stork and fox by bottle with long neck; oval flower wreath; leaf above which a snake(?) and kneeling man.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZakdoek van linnen met geborduurde hoeken met fabels van Lafontaine. c. 1825 - c. 1849. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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