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Children's blanket or spread of cotton, quilted and embroidered, with a pattern of floral scrolls
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Children's blanket or spread of cotton, quilted and embroidered, with a pattern of floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1725 - c. 1750 · chintz; resist-dyed; painting technique; padding; quilting; watten; cotton (textile); silk

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

About this work

Children's coverlet or blanket of chintz, quilted and embroidered. Cotton, dyed using mordant and resist techniques, painted and quilted with white wadding, stitched in yellow; lined with red silk. Design: continuous pattern of small floral scrolls; in the corners, mirab arches; four borders consisting of a floral border, framed by narrower borders with a scrolling pattern; the innermost border with a design of rows of stems crowned by stars. The paintings in various shades of red, aubergine, green, yellow (especially in the inner border) and (little) blue on a cream-colored ground. Condition: problematic regarding the silk lining: there are holes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKindersprei of deken van sits, gewatteerd en doorstikt, met patroon van bloemranken. c. 1725 - c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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