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Insert of machine-made lace with a chain of pointed ovals and rosettes
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Insertion of natural-coloured machine lace: machine Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern consists of a series of alternating a pointed oval and a mesh. They are made in linen stitch with openwork edges. The motif is made in a trellis ground, a machine square Valenciennes ground. Top and bottom side of the strip are finished straight. The strip is wrapped on a blue card with a price label. On a blue card with a price label.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTussenzetsel van machinale kant met keten van spitsovalen en moesjes. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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