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Strip of bobbin lace with symmetrical volute scroll, lobed flower, and two flower buds
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-coloured bobbin lace, Old Flemish lace. The repeating pattern consists of a symmetrical volute vine with a lobed flower in the centre and at the slightly curling ends of the vine two flower buds. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a five-hole ground. The motifs are worked in linen stitch with openwork edges. Top and bottom edges are finished straight, with picots on the underside.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met symmetrische voluutrank met gelobde bloem en twee bloemknoppen. c. 1650 - c. 1674. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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