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Bow tie of machine-made tulle with embroidered letters M J and a small bouquet, surrounded by a border of machine-made lace with stylised branches with knot and leaf
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cravat of natural-coloured machine-made tulle with embroidery - whitework with plumetis - and around a border of machine-made lace: machine-made Valenciennes lace. Long rectangular model. At both short ends a bouquet of forget-me-nots is embroidered with next to it the letters M J. The cravat has a smooth applied edge along the long sides and a double pleated edge of machine-made Valenciennes lace along the short side. The lace has a pattern of stylised branches with a knot and a leaf. The scalloped edge along the underside is finished with picots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrikdas van machinale tule met geborduurde letter M J en een boeketje en rondom een rand machinale kant met gestileerde takken met knoop en blad. c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.