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Handkerchief of linen with a border of bobbin lace with fine point shells
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Handkerchief of linen with a border of bobbin lace with fine point shells

anonymous · c. 1575 - c. 1624 · werk met samengetrokken draden; old Flemish lace; vlechtengrond (kloskant); bobbin lace; weaving; linen (material)

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

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Handkerchief or nose cloth of natural-colored linen, edged all around with natural-colored bobbin lace: Old Flemish lace. The repeating pattern consists of a small square with a wheel inside, as in reticella patterns. Each square is finished with a fine shell motif with picots. Running along the edges of the handkerchief is a narrow border of work with drawn threads. The handkerchief is marked in red: C.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
neusdoekhandkerchief
Credit lineZakdoek van linnen met een rand kloskant met fijne puntschulpjes. c. 1575 - c. 1624. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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