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Baptismal cloth or shroud of embroidery on dark blue fabric
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Baptismal cloth or shroud of embroidery on dark blue fabric

anonymous · c. 1622 · embroidering; wool; cotton (textile)

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

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Baptismal cloth or shroud made of two sewn-together pieces of dark blue fabric, on which a coat of arms is embroidered with a hunting horn, the year ANNO 1622, and several Gothic letters M. Possibly ecclesiastical textile.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
doopkleedfuneral pall
Credit lineDoopkleed of baarkleed van borduurwerk op donkerblauwe stof. c. 1622. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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