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Neck and nose handkerchief or handkerchief trimmed with a border of Dutch lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Neck and nose handkerchief or handkerchief finished all around with a strip of bobbin lace: Dutch lace. The repeating and symmetrical lace pattern consists of a hanging flower on a straight stem with two side branches with curling leaves and some smaller flowers on either side. The shallow scallop edge is finished with picots. In the corners a seam can be seen on the front (45 degrees relative to the direction of the strip), on the back the strip has one pleat in each corner.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineHals-neusdoek of zakdoek afgezet met een strook Hollandse kant. c. 1650 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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