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Cotton baptismal gown of machine-made lace with geometric pattern and acanthus leaves
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cotton christening gown of natural-coloured machine lace. Square model, with a geometric pattern of squares and diamonds in the centre. Running around the central field is a wide border with acanthus leaves stretched into scrolls. The gown is finished with a regularly wavy shell border, with always one half rosette flower with two leaves in a shell.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKatoenen doopkleed van machinale kant met geometrisch patroon en acanthusbladeren. c. 1850 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
