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Insert of machine-made lace with drop-shaped leaves on a wavy vine
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Insertion of machine lace: machine Mechelen lace. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a wavy vine with alternating a drop-shaped leaf on the upper side and lower side. The vine and leaves are made in openwork linen stitch with thicker and shiny contour threads. The motif is made in a trellis ground, a machine Mechelen ground. Top and bottom side of the strip are finished straight. The strip is wrapped on a blue card with a price label.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTussenzetsel van machinale kant met druppelvormige blaadjes aan een golvende rank. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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