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Waistcoat with a front of embroidered white silk with floral straw motif and border motif of multicoloured flowers and leaves, with spreading motifs in blue
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Waistcoat of white silk with multicolored silk embroidery along the edges and a wide parsemé on the panels, below the pocket flaps a rich and large-flowered pattern. Long waistcoat with diagonally cut lower corners, no sleeves, no collar. With ink in the lining a name written: Van Alfen (??)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVest met een voorkant van geborduurde witte zijde met floraal strooimotief en randmotief van meerkleurige bloemen en bladeren, met uitwaaierende motieven in blauw. c. 1775 - c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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