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Carpet with an arabesque pattern and butterflies
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Carpet with an arabesque pattern and butterflies

Theo Nieuwenhuis · c. 1917 · wool

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

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Carpet with an arabesque pattern. The central field is formed by two larger and two smaller medallions with a brown ground, containing stylized leaf motifs and butterflies with spread wings in orange and red with green accents. Border decoration with arabesques in beige and red. Embroidered in orange on the reverse: swastika and KINHEIM.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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carpet
Credit lineVloerkleed met arabeskenpatroon en vlinders. c. 1917. Theo Nieuwenhuis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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