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Strip of bobbin lace with palmettes and eleven-lobed shells

anonymous · c. 1625 - c. 1635 · old Flemish lace; bobbin lace; linen (material)

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

About this work

Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Old Flemish lace. In the elongated semi-circular shells stands a repeating and symmetrical motif of two palmettes with seven lobes placed one above the other. Each shell is surrounded by eleven lobes up to the straight top edge. The pattern is built up from a winding strip in linen stitch and braids. The upper palmettes have in the center a flower (or star) consisting of six petals made in shape stitch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook kloskant met palmetten en elflobbige schulpen. c. 1625 - c. 1635. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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