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Linen mitten, embroidered in blue with flower branches and branches with serpentine volutes
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Linen mitten, embroidered in blue with flower branches and branches with serpentine volutes

anonymous · c. 1770 - c. 1780 · embroidering; linen (material)

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

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Left linen mitten, embroidered in green with flowers and branches. Trimmed with flannel stitch along the seams. On the inside, a split with open embroidery.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineMitaine van wit linnen, in blauw geborduurd met bloemtakken en takken met serpentine-voluten. c. 1770 - c. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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