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Length of silk with a pattern of pseudo-spit ovals interrupted by horizontal bands of ovals with flower petals and filled with birds and flowers and near-circles
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Length of silk with a pattern of pseudo-spit ovals interrupted by horizontal bands of ovals with flower petals and filled with birds and flowers and near-circles

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 pseudo-spitsovalen in green, interrupted by horizontal bands of respectively ovals formed by flower petals, the oval filled with birds and flowers, and almost-circles built up by threads and flowers, respectively in white and green, blue and green, yellow and green, white and green, orange and green, yellow and green, blue and green and white and green on a red ground. Oriental textile.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBaan zijde met dessin van pseudo-spitsovalen onderbroken door horizontale banden van ovalen met bloembladeren en gevuld door vogels en bloemen en bijna-cirkels. c. 1900 - c. 1920. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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