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Embroidered Cap · The Hague & Nuenen
The Potato Eaters
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre · 吃土豆的人 · 1885
One size · SKU GH-THE-PO-CAP005 · 37 In stock
- Material
- Cotton twill, six-panel, adjustable metal buckle
- Size
- One size
- Collection
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
- Care
- Spot clean only. Do not machine wash an embroidered cap.
What you get
The image is reduced to a 9 cm embroidered patch on the front panel — reads at a distance, holds detail up close.
Shipping
Made to order in 2–4 business days, then 5–12 business days in transit. Free over $89.00, otherwise $6.99 flat. Ships from the US and the EU. Taxes and duties are calculated at checkout where applicable.
Returns
Returns accepted within 30 days for damaged or incorrect items. Because every piece is printed to order, change-of-mind returns are limited to unwashed, unworn items in original packaging, with return postage paid by the buyer.
About the painting
The Potato Eaters was painted in 1885, during the The Hague & Nuenen years. Five peasants around a single lamp, painted in the dark colours of the Dutch tradition Vincent was trying to leave behind.
The original is held by Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, and its palette runs to earth brown, olive, lamp yellow. That palette is what we print from — not a colour-boosted version of it.
What this product is
A embroidered cap printed with a public-domain reproduction. Cotton twill, six-panel, adjustable metal buckle. The image is reduced to a 9 cm embroidered patch on the front panel — reads at a distance, holds detail up close.
It is not an original artwork, not a limited edition, not signed and not numbered. Vincent van Gogh died in 1890, so the painting itself is out of copyright everywhere — which is the only reason a print of it can exist. A print is still a print, and the difference matters when you decide what goes on your wall.
Colour, screen and cloth
Screens emit light; pigment and dyed cotton reflect it. A printed surface always reads denser and less luminous than a backlit display, and textile prints lose a little of the finest brushwork to the weave. If you need to match a specific wall or outfit, ask us for a physical proof before ordering.