The embroidery is carried out in petit point and gros point and shows two birds in a tree opposite each other.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 11 September 2016).
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Fire Screen
Embroidered fire screen, The Netherlands, c. 1700.
Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acc. no. BK-NM-3151.
An embroidered fire screen dated to around 1700 and originating from The Netherlands is housed in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The screen has a linen cloth that is embroidered on one side with multi-coloured wool, and on the other side printed with a putto motif. The screen itself measures 26 x 20 cm.
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