Bobbin lace rochet strip with symmetrical compositions in horseshoe-shaped cartouches
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Strip of natural-coloured bobbin lace: Old Brabantine lace. The pattern features two alternating symmetrical compositions, each in a horseshoe-shaped cartouche. One composition consists of a palmette under a V-shaped baldachin. The other composition consists of a basket with a more or less triangular bouquet and above it two diagonally placed loose tulips. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground. The motifs are worked in mesh stitch and linen stitch with cut-outs and openwork edges. Limited decorative grounds are applied. The upper edge is finished with a separate bobbin-edged band. The large shells along the lower edge are formed by the bottom of the horseshoe-shaped cartouches and the large bellflower that hangs there between them. The shells are finished with picots.
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