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