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Strip of needle lace with rosettes and oval-shaped flowers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-coloured needle lace made or used as an insert, Brussels gauze lace. Pattern with a repetitive motif across the full width of the strip, alternating a rosette flower with an oval-shaped flower flanked by two leaves. The pattern parts are connected by several bars. Within the contours of the flowers and leaves fine mesh grounds with decorative stitches. The top and bottom edges are finished with a double straight edge with vertical bars.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met rozetten en ovaalvormige bloemen. c. 1900 - c. 1949. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.