At the beginning of the twenty-first century there were over one million objects in the museum’s collection. The carpets, textiles and fashion collections of the Rijksmuseum include a large number of textiles, garments and accessories, most of which come from northern Europe. To be more precise there are over 600 textiles, 3,000 items of women’s clothing, and about 1,500 examples of lace (bobbin and needle forms) dating from the seventeenth century onwards. These collections include numerous examples of embroidery (especially samplers) and embroidered garments. The latter include both historical items and twenty/twenty-first century haute couture pieces that are embellished with decorative needlework of some form. In addition, in the fashion library there are numerous books and magazines that have articles or features about embroidered clothing for the fashionable lady.
Digital sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum (retrieved 19th April 2016).
- https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/ontdek-de-collectie (retrieved 19th April 2016).
- https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/zoeken (retrieved 19th April 2016).
Source of illustration (retrieved 11th August 2020).
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