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Strip of bobbin lace with mountain and valley line

anonymous · c. 1740 · bobbin lace; Mechlin (lace); linen (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

On a fine lattice ground, a Mechelen ground (also called ice ground), stands a symmetrical pattern. Within a stretched shell border of lobed leaves and roses stand three-fold flower twigs on either side of a leaf rosette under a 'mountain and valley' line. This bounds two halved rhomboid medallions with a lattice filling of cross flowers. Part of a strip consisting of two sewn-together sections. Mechelen lace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook kloskant met berg en dal-lijn. c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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