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Strip of needle lace with floral motifs
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-coloured needle lace, Venise plat. Pattern with strongly curved scrolls and simple flower and leaf forms. The strip consists of two strips sewn together. Irregular spindle ground with picots. The finishing with a picot border on the upper side differs from the finishing with a picot border on the lower side of the strip.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrooknaaldkant met bloemmotieven. c. 1690 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.