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Strip of gold lace with broad wavy band and fan shapes
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bobbin lace strip, gold lace. The pattern consists of shells with fan shapes, arising below and above a broad wavy band of vertically stretched threads. The shells consist alternately of a fan crowned by a smaller fan and a heart crowned by a fan. In the heart, a small cross is made in form stitch. Work was done with lamé gold thread, smooth filé yarns and ribbed filé yarns, in different thicknesses.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook goudkant met brede golvende band en waaiervormen. c. 1700 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
