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Apron or veil of appliqué lace with whirlpools
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Apron or veil of appliqué lace with whirlpools

anonymous · c. 1790 - c. 1805 · application lace; Brussels appliqué; linen (material)

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

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Tablecloth or veil of natural-coloured appliqué lace, bobbin lace on drochel ground. Below an open, sown pattern of 'triangles' stand filled edges. The lower one has a lying motif, closed by two straight inter-seams. The upper edge, with standing motifs and wider than the lower edge, cuts across the field with pointed, rising motifs. The lower edge shows rotating vines around a core of small oval medallions. The inter-seams consist of spirals turned pairwise. The upper edge has two alternating candelabra motifs; one stands on two large reed plumes, the other shows an X-vine, crowned with a smaller plume. The bottom is finished straight with an eyelet edge, the top with a slit for a cord.

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Credit lineTablier of sluier van applicatiekant met draaikolken. c. 1790 - c. 1805. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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