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Strip of appliqué lace with a scattered pattern and rosettes in ovals along the lower edge
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Strip of appliqué lace with a scattered pattern and rosettes in ovals along the lower edge

anonymous · c. 1790 - c. 1799 · application lace; Brussels appliqué; drochelgrond; linen (material)

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

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Strip of natural-coloured Brussels appliqué lace: needle lace applied on drochel ground. The repeating pattern consists of a scatter pattern of branches and various rosette flowers with or without stem and along the lower side of the strip from ovals formed by a strongly curling branch with a rosette at the end. The motifs are mainly made of widely festooned thread bundles. As a decorative ground a coarser hexagonal mesh ground has been applied in the ovals. The upper side is finished with a separately bobbin-edged band. The very shallow scalloped lower side is finished with very fine picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook applicatiekant met een strooipatroon en rozetjes in ovaaltjes langs de onderzijde. c. 1790 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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