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Work in progress of three squares placed side by side in reticella (lace embroidery) on a strip of cotton
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Work in progress of three squares placed side by side in reticella (lace embroidery) on a strip of cotton

anonymous · c. 1920 · kantborduurwerk; cutwork; reticella; weaving; linen (material); cotton (textile)

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

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Sample of natural-coloured lace embroidery - reticella in cutwork technique - consisting of three squares placed side by side with a pattern of double star flowers in a strip of cotton. Each flower consists of four points around the square centre, and the outer one consists of eight points.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
motifwerkstuk
Credit lineWerkstuk in wording van drie naast elkaar geplaatste vierkanten reticella (kantborduurwerk) in een strook katoen. c. 1920. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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