Handkerchief of bobbin lace with drop shapes in the center and roses in the corners

Handkerchief of natural-colored bobbin lace: Ghent Valenciennes lace. Square model with rounded corners, wavy scalloped edges. The pattern consists in the center of a densely worked flower, which is built up from four drop shapes between which four elongated heart shapes, each crowned by a small drop-shaped motif. From each large drop shape springs towards the corner a large rose on a short stem with two leaves. The rose is crowned by branches with forget-me-nots and on both sides flanked by a smaller branch with a rose in bud. A decorative band forms around the flower branches a three-lobed frame with zigzag line and dots, which along the outside is decorated with a sequence of leaves and ovals. The motifs are largely made in very densely worked linen stitch with openwork edges and fine cut-outs as leaf veins. Some petals of the rose are made in net stitch. The motifs are connected to each other by a square Valenciennes ground.