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Strip of Needle Lace with Stems and Palmette Flowers

anonymous · c. 1700 · spijlengrond (naaldkant); naaldkant; flat Venetian (needle point); linen (material)

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

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Strip of natural-coloured needle lace: flat Venetian lace. On an open needle ground adorned with wheel-picots, cut stems stand, on which carefully detailed palmette flowers grow. A straight outer edge displays alternating triangles and single arches.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

strip

Credit lineStrook naaldkant met stengels en palmetbloemen. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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