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Cuff of ribbon lace with various calyx flowers and a double C-scroll
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Cuff of ribbon lace with various calyx flowers and a double C-scroll

anonymous · c. 1660 - c. 1680 · spijlengrond (naaldkant); tape lace (mixed lace); Venetian tape lace (mixed lace); mixed lace; linen (material)

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

About this work

Cuff with a woven border of batiste with a strip of natural-coloured mixed lace: Venetian ribbon lace, bobbin lace combined with needle lace attachment and decorative stitches. The slightly rounded strip of lace is sewn to the straight border with a narrow bobbin band. Scrollwork with various cup-shaped flowers and curling leaves. To the right of the center stands a double C-scroll in mirror image. The contours of the motifs are formed by bobbin ribbons, which are used double/parallel and attached to each other with twisted festoon stitches. The ribbons are partly shaped by bobbin work and partly, at sharp curves, laid/pleated in shape. Various needle lace decorative stitches are applied within the motifs. Sporadic picoted spangles. The underside is finished with a straight picot edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineManchet van lintjeskant met verschillende kelkbloemen en een dubbel c-voluut. c. 1660 - c. 1680. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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