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Spinning, weaving, and bleaching linen
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Spinning, weaving, and bleaching linen

anonymous · 1781 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Linen is spun, woven, and bleached. Below the image the letter L in two different typefaces. At the bottom a two-line verse about linen. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Education and Sciences, Upbringing and Education, Alphabet books and school prints.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieletters, alphabet, scriptspinning-wheelbleaching (laundering)
Credit lineSpinnen, weven en bleken van linnen. 1781. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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