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Strook naaldkant met bloemen en medaillons
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-coloured needle lace: Alençon lace. Pattern with alternating three flowers and a medallion, with always a more or less mirrored flower branch in between. The medallions are set between two flowers and filled with various grounds. On the fine hexagonal mesh ground also a scatter pattern of very small beads in diamond pattern. The pattern at the lower edge consists of some flowers along openwork fantasy shapes filled with various grounds. The scalloped lower border derives from this lower pattern. Upper edge edged with a border of bobbin lace.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met bloemen en medaillons. c. 1720 - c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.