Needlework | 7 photos of a beautiful bonnet | Norway

What beautiful needlework. A bonnet from the collections of Slottsfjellsmuseet - in the city of Tønsberg.

Bonnet from the collections of Slottsfjellsmuseet in Tønsberg, Norway. | Photo: Mekonnen Wolday - digitaltmuseum.no VF.13167 - cc by-sa.

All photos: Mekonnen Wolday cc by-sa.

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