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Strip of needle lace with various flowers and leaves
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored needle lace, Venetian rose point. Pattern of vines with various flowers and leaves, without repetitive motif. Irregular open ground with picoted spiles. The upper side is edged with a border of bobbin lace. The lower side is finished with a straight picot border with arches.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met veelsoortige bloemen en bladeren. c. 1690 - c. 1709. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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