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Reticule of ecru-colored knitted cotton decorated with blue, green and red beads, including a band with flowers and branches and a blue star on the underside
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Reticule of ecru-colored knitted cotton decorated with blue, green and red beads, including a band with flowers and branches and a blue star on the underside

anonymous · c. 1845 - c. 1855 · braiding; glassblowing; knitting; glass; cotton (textile)

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

About this work

Reticule of ecru-colored knitted cotton, in an elongated shape that ends in a round point. The bag is built up from four horizontal motifs of approximately 6 centimeters wide. At the bottom an eight-pointed star of blue beads with in each indentation a single flower and branch. Around the star a double border of red beads, within which two bands of single, blue beads, between which a continuous band of green leaves. Then a strip with double leaves and red flower buds, alternated with small blue flowers. The upper band is a fine-mesh pattern of dots of single, blue beads. By means of two ecru-colored braided cotton cords, which are threaded through openings along the top, the reticule can be closed. The bag is unlined.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
reticule
Credit lineReticule van ecrukleurig gebreide katoen versierd met blauwe, groene en rode kralen, waaronder een band met bloemen en takken en een blauwe ster aan de onderzijde. c. 1845 - c. 1855. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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