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Batiste Handkerchief with a Border of Embroidery and a Strip of Bobbin Lace
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Batiste Handkerchief with a Border of Embroidery and a Strip of Bobbin Lace

anonymous · c. 1840 · tulegrond; embroidering; bobbin lace; weaving; whitework; Lille lace; linen (material); batiste

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

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Handkerchief of batiste with embroidery - white work - along the edges with flower and leaf scrolls. The handkerchief is finished with a strip of bobbin lace: Lille lace. The repeating pattern consists along the underside (outer side) of the strip of a lying s-volute crowned by whimsically shaped leaves.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
handkerchiefwomenswear
Credit lineBatisten zakdoek met rondom een rand borduurwerk en rondom afgewerkt met een strook kloskant. c. 1840. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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