Fichu of linen batist, triangular and scalloped, decorated with a broad border of diamonds, including a scatter bouquet in tambourism, shadow work and needle lace, decorated with a broad edge of windows, with scatter bouquet in drum work, shadow work and needle lace. Cut diagonally on the wire. Decoration: the very shallow scallops are provided with a wave consisting of flowers on a single stem, feathered leaves and an open fantasy motif. Above wavy webs (representing ribbons?) That form diamonds in which a scatter bouquet. At the top at the intersections a leaf or flower with a stem that creates a wavy edge., anonymous, Netherlands (possibly), c. 1725 - c. 1750 and/or c. 1775 - c. 1800, geheel, versiering, embroidering, l 80 cm × w 124 cm
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Fichu, linen batist, triangular, scalloped, decorated, broad border, diamonds, scatter bouquet, tambourism, shadow work, needle lace, broad edge, windows, drum work, Cut diagonally, wire, Decoration, shallow scallops, provided, wave consisting, flowers, single stem, feathered leaves, open fantasy motif, wavy webs, representing ribbons, form diamonds, top, intersections, leaf, flower, stem, creates, wavy edge, Netherlands, c, 1725, 1750, 1775, 1800, geheel, versiering, embroidering, l 80
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