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Letter bag in a flat, rectangular shape, of ecru silk with evenly undulating bands embroidered, within which a single flower branch is painted
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Letter bag in a flat, rectangular model, of ecru silk on which even wavy bands of brown silk and gold thread are embroidered. At the points where the bands meet a small circle filled with purple watercolour paint. In each open space a single flower branch is painted. Around the bag a narrow binding of gold thread. The front and back have the same pattern, as does the inside. The bag is double-folded, with in the middle an opening to two rectangular compartments. These compartments are lined with pink taffeta and each again divided into two compartments, by a strip of this silk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBrieventas in een plat, rechthoekig model, van ecrukleurige zijde waarop gelijkmatige slingerende banen geborduurd, waarbinnen een enkele bloemtak is geschilderd. c. 1780 - c. 1820. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.