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Pair of stockings
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The embroidered initials CS on these stockings belong to Cornelia Steengracht van Oostkapelle-van Nellesteijn. The stockings are preserved with the court gown that Cornelia is thought to have worn to a reception at the court of Louis Napoleon, when he was king of Holland. The gown is on display in the case nearby.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePaar kousen. c. 1806 - c. 1810. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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