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Strip of Bobbin Lace with Thick Vines
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Strip of Bobbin Lace with Thick Vines

anonymous · c. 1900 - c. 1924 · Paris lace; Valenciennes-grond (vierkant); 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-colored bobbin lace: Parisian lace. On a square Valenciennes ground stands a running pattern of scroll vines. In the scrolls a mesh filling with coarse spiders. Three fleshy and lobed leaves or flowers, which spring from the vine, form the flat scallops. The motifs are made in linen stitch with a single cutout and with thick contour threads. As decorative grounds coarse snowflake grounds are applied, with ringed and non-ringed snowflakes. In some motifs a decoration with form stitches is realized. The top of the strip is finished straight. The shallow scalloped border along the bottom comes from the pattern with the scroll vines and is finished with picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook van kloskant met dikke ranken. c. 1900 - c. 1924. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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