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Length of silk with a pattern of hexagons, horizontally placed rectangles with abstract floral filling and irregularly shaped polygons in horizontal color bands
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Length of silk with a pattern of hexagons, horizontally placed rectangles with abstract floral filling and irregularly shaped polygons in horizontal color bands

c. 1900 - c. 1920 · twill; lanceren; silk

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

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Strip of silk with a pattern of hexagons, transverse rectangles with abstract floral filling and whimsically shaped polygons in horizontal color bands in blue, white, green and pink against a vertically striped ground of alternating light brown and purple. Oriental textile.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBaan zijde met dessin van zeshoeken, overdwars geplaatste rechthoeken met abstract florale vulling en grillige gevormde veelhoeken in horizontale kleurbanden. c. 1900 - c. 1920. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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