Cap border of bobbin lace with obliquely placed twisting flower branches
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Cap slip of natural bobbin lace, Mechelen lace. Rounded end on one side, unfinished and straight cut end on the other. The pattern consists of loose, obliquely placed twisting flower branches, with some leaves on bent side branches and two flowers cutting across the main branch. The branches alternate from one long side to the other, creating a broken zigzag line of branches. Along the edges lies a string of narrow branches or leaves forming more or less oval cartouches at regular intervals. The motifs are made in linen stitch with thicker, shiny contour threads. They are connected by a fine lattice ground, a Mechelen ground. In flower hearts and cartouches a coarse lattice ground, a rose ground, is applied as ornamental ground.
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