Album of designs for embroidery: bodices, gauntlets, caps, bags, page 9 (recto)
Medium
pen and ink; some with wash
Dimensions
18 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.
Classification
Albums|Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.583.1(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 17th Dutch fashion with this delicate page from an *Album of designs for embroidery Created anonymously between 1615 and 1635 during the Dutch Golden Age—a time of booming trade and artistic innovation—this sheet (page 9 recto) offers precise patterns for bodices, gaunt, caps, and bags Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies how everyday luxury items were adorned with nature-inspired motifs like birds and flowers, reflecting the era's fascination with the natural world. Rendered in pen and ink, with subtle wash...