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Length of silk fabric with a bizarre pattern
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Length of silk fabric with a bizarre pattern

anonymous · c. 1710 - c. 1720 · lampas; liseré; lanceren; satijnbinding; brocaded; silk

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

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Length of silk fabric of brocaded and weft-faced lampas liséré. Design: bizarre pattern of feather-like leaves and fruit shapes (pomegranates?) filled with geometric motifs in ecru (ground weave), green (liséré), ecru (weft), ecru (weft), pink (weft), and gold thread (gold-colored lamella around silk core) on a green ground.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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zijdeweefselbaan
Credit lineBaan zijdeweefsel met bizar patroon. c. 1710 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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