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Linen Pillowcase with an Insert of Reticella and an Insert of Bobbin Lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cushion cover of linen with an insert of needle lace - reticella - and an insert of bobbin lace with a reticella radiance. Pattern with squares containing starflowers and wheel motifs on straight and diagonal lines. The motifs in the needle lace are made with buttonhole stitch and are connected to each other by a bar ground. The bobbin lace motifs are made in linen stitch and in form stitch and they are connected to each other by braids.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKussenovertrek van linnen met een tussenzetsel van reticella en een tussenzetsel van kloskant. c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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