Sophia Gerardine Cenijn-Smit

Sophia Gerardine Cenijn-Smit is documented as a textile artist active circa 1914. Known primarily for technical designs and finished textiles crafted using kloskant (bobbin lace), their work demonstrates specialized skill in creating intricate, repeatable motifs suitable for industrial or high-craft reproduction.

The artist’s documented output is held in the Rijksmuseum collection, which preserves these important museum-quality examples of early 20th-century textile design. A total of nine pieces and design motifs are represented in collections. These works frequently explore decorative forms common in historical lace work, focusing on highly structured shapes such as circles, ovals, and teardrops.

Notable examples preserved in the database include studies focused on standardization, such as Motief van kloskant in 'paisley'-vorm and Motief van kloskant in de vorm van een cirkel met aan weerzijden een spitsovaal. The largest finished piece represented is the elaborate neck accessory, Halsversiering van grove kloskant met drie aaneengeschakelde niervormige lijsten met in het centrum een bloem met blaadjes in vormslag. These technical designs, sometimes available today as Sophia Gerardine Cenijn-Smit prints, offer valuable insight into textile standardization of the period. Owing to their age and technical nature, reproductions of these historical designs may often be found in the public domain for research and study.