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Strip of bobbin lace with four-lobed rosette above and below a zigzag band
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Strip of bobbin lace with four-lobed rosette above and below a zigzag band

anonymous · c. 1840 - c. 1860 · blonde (lace); bobbin lace; silk

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

About this work

Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, blonde. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a zigzag band dividing the strip into triangular fields. In the center of each field is a four-lobed rosette. Along the top and bottom of the strip runs a shell edge consisting of a series of small circles. The shell edges are finished with picots. The motifs are connected by a coarse mesh ground scattered with square dots. The zigzag band, rosettes and circle edges are made in linen stitch, the rosettes featuring a contour thread.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
strip
Credit lineStrook kloskant met vierlobbig rozet boven en onder een zigzag-band. c. 1840 - c. 1860. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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