Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 8 October 2016).
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Decorated Knife Sheath, 17th Century
Decorated knife sheath, early 17th century, Netherlands.
Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, acc. no. BK-NM-3086.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses a knife sheath that dates to the early seventeenth century and was made in the Netherlands. It measures 22 x 2.5 x 3.4 cm. It is made of leather and covered with purple velvet and embroidered with gold and silver thread, pearls and silver sequins.
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