Parasoldek van witte machinale kant (van katoen?), met een patroon van gestrooide geraniumbladeren by Gustav Schnitzler

Parasoldek van witte machinale kant (van katoen?), met een patroon van gestrooide geraniumbladeren c. 1875 - 1900

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textile

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natural stone pattern

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textile

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geometric pattern

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pattern design

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repetitive shape and pattern

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repetition of pattern

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vertical pattern

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regular pattern

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pattern repetition

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decorative-art

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layered pattern

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combined pattern

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Editor: So, this delicate piece is a parasol cover from somewhere between 1875 and 1900. It's crafted from machine-made white cotton lace. There's something so fragile and precious about it. The repeating geranium pattern feels both ordered and wild somehow. What draws your eye? Curator: Oh, the ghosts it holds, darling! Imagine strolling beneath it, shielded from the sun, perhaps whispering secrets. It’s a dance between industrial precision – that machine-made lace – and a longing for the natural, the floral motif suggesting a secret garden. Doesn't it whisper of Romantic ideals clashing with the dawn of mass production? I wonder, was this a status symbol, a pretty adornment, or perhaps even a tiny act of rebellion against the rigid norms of the time, carried in the hands of a free-thinking woman? Editor: Rebellion? I hadn't thought of it that way. More of an escape, maybe? Or just a pretty object. Curator: Perhaps both, interwoven! Like the threads of the lace itself. It makes you ponder, doesn't it? How everyday objects can be imbued with such depth, such silent narratives. Editor: Definitely! I am really seeing it with a fresh perspective now.

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