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Double collar of bobbin lace with mountain and valley line
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Double collar 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.

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On a Fine Mesh Ground, a Mechelen Ground (Also Called Ice Ground), a Symmetrical Pattern. Within a Stretched Scalloped Border of Lobed Leaves and Rosettes Stand Triple Flower Branches on Either Side of a Leaf Rosette under a 'Mountain and Valley' Line. This Bounds Two Halved Rhomboid Medallions with a Grid Filling of Cross-Flowers. The Narrow Strip of the Collar Shows a Running Pattern of a Flower Vine between Omega-Shaped Lobed Vines. Mechelen Lace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
kraag
Credit lineDubbele kraag van kloskant met berg en dal-lijn. c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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