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Strip for a Dowlas with Lace Embroidery with Quadrupeds Along the Border
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Strip for a Dowlas with Lace Embroidery with Quadrupeds Along the 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 a strap of natural-colored lace embroidery, drawn thread work. The pattern consists of a more or less symmetrical composition where two elongated S-scrolls are placed diagonally against each other. A compound leaf or pinecone on a straight line appears as a motif to the left and right of the S-scrolls and vice versa in between. Below the composition with the scrolls is a band with one-sided oriented quadrupeds, possibly dogs, made. The symmetrical pattern is not entirely consistent. The strip is finished on all sides with a scalloped edge of bobbin lace.

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

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