Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 44 (recto)
Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design appears to be unfinished. It is decorated with curving vines with leaves and flowers. At the bottom edge, a flower inside a vase is cut in half, missing its other side.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design appears to be unfinished. It is decorated with curving vines with leaves and flowers. At the bottom edge, a flower inside a vase is cut in half, missing its other side.
Artwork Details
- Title: Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 44 (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(37)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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