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Fragment of Dark Brown, White, and Green Silk Lampas with a Multicolored Pattern of Pomegranates in Bouquet Form with Various Flowers in Diamond Shapes Around Them
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Fragment of silk lampas, with a dark brown and white warp that alternately serve as ground. Weft of white and green, while the fabric is shot through with red, white and blue silk and silver thread. The pattern consists of a flowering pomegranate in bouquet form surrounded by a diamond-shaped wreath of flower branches encircled by a wavy wide band of S-shaped figures between which large and small flowers and leaves. Two pieces sewn together.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFragment zijden lampas in donkerbruin, wit en groen met veelkleurig patroon van granaatappel in boeketvorm met allerhande bloemen in ruitvorm er omheen. c. 1725 - c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.