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Strip of bobbin lace with seven-lobed flower in eleven-lobed shell

anonymous · c. 1600 - c. 1649 · bobbin lace; Genoese pillow 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 Genoese bobbin lace. The pattern is formed by a repeating and symmetrical composition of two interlocking flowers, the upper with six lobes, the lower with seven. This double flower is placed in a semi-circular eleven-lobed shell. The pattern is built up from a winding ribbon in linen stitch with a braided ground. Thick threads have been used. The upper edge is unfinished or cut off, the strip is held together by a sewn-on woven band.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook kloskant met zevenlobbige bloem in elflobbige schulp. c. 1600 - c. 1649. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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