Alb
Cooper Hewitt

Alb

ca. 1600

Medium: linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave with bobbin lace edging Label: embroidered linen with bobbin lace edging
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cooper Hewitt

Shirt-like garment of white linen, with a full body gathered into a straight neck band, slit at front neck opening, and long sleeves narrowing to the wrist. Bobbin lace insertions at each seam are further embellished with floral embroidery in pale yellow silk, and bobbin lace trims the collar, sleeves and hem of the garment.

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