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Strip of needle lace with hanging flowers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Elongated scallops of a wavy ribbon, alternated with medallions with network, form the outer edges of a ground, upon which alternately a wavy branch with hanging flowers and pomegranates and a short flower branch stand. In the strip the pattern is symmetrical with respect to a standing central branch. Alençon lace.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met hangende bloemen. c. 1760 - c. 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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