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Band of needle lace with filled half-ovals
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Alençon lace. Pattern with a repetitive motif of two different, split flower branches on a fine hexagonal mesh ground, an Alençon ground. Between these branches hangs a smaller branch, alternating with flowers and flower buds or berries. The lower edge is formed by a wavy vine with leaves and some flowers. The waves form large half ovals along the lower edge, filled with a decorative ground featuring different wheel picots. The top edge is edged with a knotted band.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met opgevulde halve ovalen. c. 1750 - c. 1774. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.