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Strip of needle lace with large leaves and small flowers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored needle lace, point de gaze de Bruxelles. Repetitive motif of large leaves and small flowers on a fine hexagonal mesh ground, with single twisted meshes. Worked with various very fine mesh grounds and decorative stitches. The scallops along the underside are formed by the underside of the pattern with leaves and flowers. The top side is edged with a bobbin lace border.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met grote bladeren en kleine bloemen. c. 1880 - c. 1890. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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