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Body with long sleeve of grey-blue taffeta with woven (?) floral motif, trimmed with smooth blue silk in various shades and short extra sleeve of smooth silk
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Body with long sleeves of grey-blue taffeta with an integrated (?) floral motif, trimmed with smooth blue silk in various shades and a short extra sleeve of smooth silk. Marked: Couvreur Soeurs, Rue de Gouvernement Provisoire, Brussels.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineLijf met lange mouw van grijsblauwe ripszijde met ingeweven (?) bloemmotief, opgemaakt met gladde blauwe zijde in verschillende tinten en korte extra mouw van gladde zijde. c. 1890 - c. 1895. Couvreur Soeurs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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