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Thursday, 11 May 2017 19:56

Late seventeenth century embroidered silk

The collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam includes a fragment of white silk with polychrome floral embroidery. It dates to c. 1680 and probably was made in Holland. It measures 21.7 x 18.2 cm. The V-shape may indicate its use as a stomacher.

Published in Fragments and panels