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Strip of appliqué lace with wavy vine and bellflower branches
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Strip of appliqué lace with wavy vine and bellflower branches

anonymous · c. 1835 - c. 1849 · application lace; Brussels appliqué

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Skirt strip of Brussels applied lace, bobbin lace with needle lace decorative stitches, fixed applied on machine-made tulle. The strip is made as the middle strip of three strips for a crinoline skirt. On the strip is a continuous pattern with a wavy and openwork leaf vine to the left. From each wave top spring three rosette flowers and a large branch bending to the right with bellflowers. Under one wave always hang two richly decorated garlands, which form the deep shells. The motifs are made in linen stitch and the motifs are largely provided with relief contours made with a thicker thread and here and there provided with cut relief contours (ribs). One type of decorative ground (needle lace), with thickened knots decorated meshes, fills part of the motifs. The top edge is finished with a hem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineJaponstrook van applicatiekant met golvende rank en klokjesbloemtakken. c. 1835 - c. 1849. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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