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Cotton spread with Zaan embroidery and needlework; drawn thread work
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Cotton bedspread with embroidery and needlework. In the center, the pattern has a circle within which a square set diagonally, surrounded by four palmettes, separated from each other by a shell and a pinecone. Around the circle, the ground is filled with flowers and leaves. In the corners, the pattern has pinecone motifs and leaves.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKatoenen sprei met Zaans stikwerk en borduurwerk; fils tirés. c. 1700 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.