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Strip of appliqué lace with leaves waving to the left
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Strip of appliqué lace with leaves waving to the left

anonymous · c. 1840 - c. 1850 · application lace; point d'Angleterre; 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 appliqué lace: needle lace applied on machine-made net. This type of lace is also known under the name: point d'Angleterre. Two-thirds is scattered with leaves, one-third consists of a symmetrical shell border of a rosette and an open medallion, connected by sickle-shaped leaves. From these medallions grows a waving, cut leaf to the left.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook applicatiekant met naar links wuivende blaadjes. c. 1840 - c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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