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Strip of bobbin lace with a one-sided S-shaped flower stem with a cup flower
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Binche lace. The repeating pattern consists of a one-sided directed S-shaped flower stem with a cup flower. The motifs are connected to each other by a lattice ground, a five-hole ground. The motifs are made in linen stitch with openwork edges. Top and bottom of the strip are finished straight, whereby the bottom is provided with picots.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met een eenzijdig gerichte s-vormige bloemstengel met een kelkbloem. c. 1740 - c. 1760. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.