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Bonnet of Brussels Bobbin Lace
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Bonnet of Brussels Bobbin Lace

anonymous · c. 1740 · linnenslag; Brussels bobbin lace; kant (materiaal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Cap crown made of bobbin lace. The pattern has a medallion of floral scrolls within which a palmetto crowned by a dove with a branch in its beak. Along the edge the pattern has six bouquets and at the top a palmetto. The crown is bobbin-laced in linen stitch on a ground of mesh with decorative stitches and bars.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMutsenbol van Brusselse kloskant. c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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