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Collar of machine-made lace with four inverted flowerpots with fan flower
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Collar of machine-made lace with four inverted flowerpots with fan flower

anonymous · c. 1910 · chemical lace; machine lace; cotton (textile)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Collar of natural-coloured machine lace: etching lace, imitation of needle lace. The wide collar forms almost two-thirds of a circle. Symmetrical pattern with four inverted flower pots with therein a large fan-shaped flower on two leaves. Between the successive flower pots a pattern of curling vines is placed, which along the outer edge end with a row of in total six oval flowers. The vines are connected to each other by a picoted bar ground. On the inside of the collar the motifs are connected to each other by a finer mesh ground, with thereon a scatter pattern of rosette flowers. In the flower pots an ornamental ground is applied with a scale-like structure. The contours of the flower pots have a railway track pattern. All motifs are provided with contour threads. The largest flowers are provided with relief contours in the flower hearts.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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kraag
Credit lineKraag van machinale kant met vier omgekeerde bloempotten met waaierbloem. c. 1910. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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