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Strip of needle lace with numerous four-footed animals and birds
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Strip of needle lace with numerous four-footed animals and birds

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1709 · point de France; naaldkant; Venetian needlepoint; linen (material)

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

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Strip of natural-colored needle lace, transition from Venetian lace to point de France. Pattern with numerous animals, birds and quadrupeds (dogs and deer?), worked into a fine pattern of vines, flowers and flower vases. Open ground with hexagonal picoted spiles. One long side is finished with a picot border of triangles.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
stripanimalsbirdshoofed animalsdog
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met talrijke viervoeters en vogels. c. 1700 - c. 1709. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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