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Strip of appliqué lace with rosette flowers on a horizontal leaf vine
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Strip of appliqué lace with rosette flowers on a horizontal leaf vine

anonymous · c. 1800 · application lace; drochelgrond; point d'Angleterre; Brussels 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 appliqué lace: Brussels bobbin lace applied on net ground. This type of lace is also known under the name: point d'Angleterre. Scattered pattern with open rosettes. Below the scattered pattern, a lying leaf vine with rosette flowers. The vine is interrupted here and there. The fine shell border along the lower edge consists of small oval medallions with zigzag. Motifs with bobbin lace relief contours, so-called ribs. One type of open decorative stitch. The upper side is edged with a border of bobbin lace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook applicatiekant met rozetbloempjes aan liggende bladrank. c. 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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