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Bobbin Lace Collar with a Symmetrical Pattern of Candelabras or Flower Baskets Surrounded by Swags of Volute
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Necklet of natural-colored bobbin lace. Pattern with short vines, rosettes and candelabras or flower baskets, in which various decorative stitches and shape forms are bobbin-laced, are connected by garlands of volutes and a lattice ground into a symmetrical design. Bobbin-laced relief borders surround some details of the decoration. Three sides of each necklet are scalloped with two repeating motifs.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDasslip van kloskant met een symmetrisch patroon van kandelabers of bloemenmanden omringd door slingers van voluten. c. 1690 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.