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Flax
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Flax

De Ruyter & Meijer · 1874 · letterpress printing; lithography; paper

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

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Sheet with 6 depictions of the cultivation and processing of flax, including scenes of harvesting flax, breaking flax, spinning, weaving, bleaching and tailoring. A two-line verse under each image. Numbered top right: No. 26.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printharvestweaving
Credit lineHet vlas. 1874. De Ruyter & Meijer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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