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Border strip of needle lace with horns of plenty
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Border strip of natural-colored needle lace: Sedan lace or Argentan lace. Pattern with flowers, fruits, shells and horns of plenty. The motifs are made with festoon stitches with cutouts, decorative stitches and decorative grounds. In different motifs parts are accentuated with cords. The motifs are connected by a hexagonal mesh ground. The meshes are festooned and provided with picots. Scalloped edges along all sides result from the pattern and are finished with picots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineAlbestrook van naaldkant met hoorns van overvloed. c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
