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Sash of silk brocade; on a silver-colored ground is a repeating pattern in dark red, pink and brown in the form of a snail shell (?) from which fruits and leaves emerge
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Sash of silk brocade; on a silver-colored ground is a repeating pattern in dark red, pink and brown in the form of a snail shell (?) from which fruits and leaves emerge

anonymous · c. 1735 · brocaded; weaving; silver thread; brocade (textile); silk

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

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Silk brocade sash; on a silver-colored ground is a repeating pattern in dark red, pink and brown in the form of a snail shell (?) from which fruits and leaves emerge. The edges are trimmed with silver-colored ornamental band.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCeintuurlint van zijdebrokaat; op een zilverkleurige ondergrond is een zich herhalend patroon in donkerrood, roze en bruin in de vorm van een slakkenhuis (?) waaruit vruchten en bladeren komen. c. 1735. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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