Public domain
Strip of needle lace with interlocking arches
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Scatter pattern of interlocking arches on a fine hexagonal mesh ground. The pattern at the lower edge consists of a linked row of medallions on an even finer hexagonal mesh ground. In the center of each medallion is a hole with a circular cord. The upper side is edged with a bobbin lace border. Picoted lower edge with wheel picots at regular intervals.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met in elkaar hakende boogjes. c. 1775 - c. 1795. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
