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Strip of bobbin lace with palmette flower in heart-shaped vase

anonymous · c. 1625 - c. 1649 · old Flemish lace; vlechtengrond (kloskant); bobbin lace; linen (material)

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

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Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: old Flemish lace. Pattern of linked and symmetrical shells consisting of a hanging palmette flower in a heart-shaped vase with foot. The motifs are connected by a plaited ground. The motifs are made in linen stitch. The upper edge is finished straight.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook kloskant met palmetbloem in hartvormige vaas. c. 1625 - c. 1649. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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