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Cotton spread with Zaan embroidery and needlework; drawn thread work
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Cotton spread with Zaan embroidery and needlework; drawn thread work

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1899 · embroidering; doorstikt borduurwerk; quilting; cotton (textile)

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 description
Credit lineKatoenen sprei met Zaans stikwerk en borduurwerk; fils tirés. c. 1700 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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