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Insert of machine-made lace with zigzag pattern
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Insert of machine-made lace with zigzag pattern

anonymous · c. 1890 - c. 1914 · Mechelse kant (machinaal); Mechelse grond (machinaal); machine lace; cotton (textile)

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

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Insert of natural machine lace: machine Mechelen lace. The strip has a faint zigzag pattern. The repeating pattern consists of a flower along one long side and a flower along the other long side connected to each other with leaves. One leaf stem forms a more or less round frame, filled with a grid of crosses, made with machine form stitches. The motifs are densely worked with some cutouts and provided with contour threads. They are connected to each other by various machine lattice grounds, including a machine Mechelen ground. The long sides are finished with picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTussenzetsel van machinale kant met zigzaggend model. c. 1890 - c. 1914. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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