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Strip of bobbin lace with a striped flowerpot and V-shaped bouquet
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Strip of bobbin lace with a striped flowerpot and V-shaped bouquet

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1899 · pot lace; 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-coloured bobbin lace, potter's lace. The repeating pattern consists of a trapezoidal flower pot with large ears and vertical stripes. In the pot stands a symmetrical bouquet, with two flower branches, each with three flowers on side branches. From the lower flower a cup-shaped flower sprouts on both sides, which sticks out of the bouquet. Between the successive flower pots stands a V-shaped little bouquet, with two hearts in it. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground. The motifs are made in linen stitch. As ornament ground various snowflake grounds are applied. The upper side is finished with a separately bobbin-made band. The lower side is finished straight and provided with picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook kloskant met een gestreepte bloempot en v-vormig boeket. c. 1700 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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