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Handkerchief with bobbin lace and crowned W
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Handkerchief with bobbin lace and crowned W

anonymous · c. 1890 · plumetis; embroidering; bobbin lace; Valenciennes lace; linen (material); batiste

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

About this work

Around a batiste center run two lace borders, a narrow entre-deux and a wide scalloped strip. In a corner stands a W embroidered in plumetis, above which a royal crown. The letter parts are crossed by tufts of three roses. The entre-deux has on a mesh ground (square mesh) a row of alternately inward and outward directed French lilies. The strip has semi-circular scallops, alternately filled with a French lily in circle and rose. In the top edge moesjes. Valenciennes lace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
handkerchief
Credit lineZakdoek met kloskant en gekroonde W. c. 1890. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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