Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 23 (recto)

1615–35
Not on view
Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Page contains 2 designs, each cut from a different source and pasted onto this page. Top design is narrow and is decorated with a curving vine with 2 flowers. Bottom design is in the shape of a square and is decorated with coiling vines with leaves and flowers, and a composite bird and deer creature at the bottom left corner.

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Object Information
  • Title: Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 23 (recto)
  • Artist: Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century
  • Date: 1615–35
  • Medium: pen and ink; some with wash
  • Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.
  • Classifications: Albums, Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.583.1(18)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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