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Strip of bobbin lace with curved flower stem with plume-shaped flower

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1749 · snowflake filling; Binche lace; 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 bobbin lace: Binche lace. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a curved flower stem with plume-shaped flower. The motifs are connected by a ground, a coarse snowflake ground. The motifs are made in linen stitch and net stitch with openwork edges. Upper and lower sides are finished straight, with the lower side provided with picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook kloskant met gebogen bloemstengel met pluimvormige bloem. c. 1700 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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