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Linen batiste fichu, triangular and scalloped, embroidered with a border of floral garlands in point de Dresde
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Linen batiste fichu, triangular and scalloped, embroidered with a border of floral swags in point de Dresde. Cut on the bias. Decoration: the scallops are alternately filled with leaf swags and composite floral ornaments. Above, large flowers alternating with leaf swags and floral ornaments. Point de Dresde or white work including festooned holes, combined with various types of needle lace in diverse combinations. In the point, a stacked symmetrical ornament crowned with a vase of leaves.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFichu van linnenbatist, driehoekig en geschulpt, geborduurd met rand bloemslingers in point de Dresde. c. 1750 - c. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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