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Handkerchief of batiste with a border of Eastern European lace with narrow winding bands worked in a symmetrical pattern
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Handkerchief of batiste with a border of bobbin lace: Eastern European lace. Square model with rounded corners and a scalloped edge. The lace pattern is symmetrical along each side with respect to the length axis. A double faint wavy line divides the pattern into an upper and lower part in which strongly winding lines form standing and lying waves.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineZakdoek van batist met een rand Oosteuropese kant met smalle slingerende bandjes geklost in een symmetrisch patroon. c. 1875. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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