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Strip of appliqué lace with bellflowers and a wavy flower branch
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored Brussels appliqué lace, needle lace applied on machine-made tulle. Sprig pattern with two rows of twigs each with one bellflower, on a fine hexagonal mesh ground. The slightly scalloped lower edge comes from the repetitive motif of a wavy leafy twig with two flowers and a flower bud. Motifs with relief contours of widely festooned thread bundles. Decorative stitches in the flowers and flower buds and between some leaves. The upper edge is finished with a bobbin lace band.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook applicatiekant met klokjesbloemen en golvende bloemtak. c. 1840 - c. 1849. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.