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Handkerchief of batiste with embroidered initials PS and openwork hems and finished around with a strip of bobbin lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Handkerchief of natural-colored batiste with embroidered initials PS and openwork hems with lace embroidery: work with drawn threads. The handkerchief is finished all around with a strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern consists of three-part leaves and buds, made in linen stitch with openwork edges. The motifs are connected to each other by a trellis ground, a square Valenciennes ground. The straight underside of the strip around the handkerchief is finished with picots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZakdoek van batist met geborduurde initialen PS en opengewerkte zomen en rondom afgewerkt met een strook kloskant. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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