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Strip for a Dowlas of Lace Embroidery with a Bobbin Lace Border
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Strip for a Dowlas of Lace Embroidery with a Bobbin Lace Border

anonymous · c. 1550 - c. 1599 · kantborduurwerk; werk met uitgetrokken draden; bobbin lace

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

About this work

Strip for attaching to a strap of natural-colored lace embroidery, drawn thread work. Pattern with diamonds containing rosette flowers without stems. The pattern has a narrow band along the bottom with squares containing diamonds, the strip is finished here with a scalloped edge of bobbin lace. On the other three sides the strip is finished with a hem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook voor een dwaal van kantborduurwerk met een rand kloskant. c. 1550 - c. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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