Early seventeenth century embroidered silk

Embroidered blue silk with white floral embroidery, c. 1630 Embroidered blue silk with white floral embroidery, c. 1630 Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, acc. no. BK-NM-3679.

The collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam includes a fragment of blue silk that is embroidered with white flowers (daffodils, tulips, lillies). It dates to c. 1630 and probably was made in Holland. It measures 30 x 39.5 cm.

See also the TRC Needles entry on a late eventeenth century embroidered silk from The Netherlands.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 11th May 2017).

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