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Strip of machine-made lace with diamond-shaped motifs and zigzag band

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1899 · tulegrond (machinaal); Rijselse kant (machinaal); vijfgaatjesgrond (machinaal); machine lace; cotton (textile)

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

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Strip of natural-coloured machine lace: machine Lille lace. Under a scattered pattern of two rows of diamond-shaped meshes the repeating pattern along the lower half of the strip consists of a zigzag band with circles. The band consists of an ornamental ground, a machine rose ground, along which contour threads run. Under each point a quarter circle is formed with a machine rose ground, with three large meshes. These quarter circles together with a contour thread and below that a strip in linen stitch form the shallow scalloped edge along the lower side of the strip. The upper side of the strip is finished straight.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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strip

Credit lineStrook machinale kant met diamantvormige moesjes en zigzag-band. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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