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Strip of bobbin lace with a wavy line and three-lobed leaves
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Strip of bobbin lace with a wavy line and three-lobed leaves

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1899 · Bucks point (lace); bobbin lace; cotton (textile)

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

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Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Buckingham lace. The repeating and continuous pattern consists on the center line of a regularly wavy line. From each wave valley and each wave peak springs a three-lobed leaf that protrudes slightly above or below the waves. The waves and leaves are made in linen stitch and are provided with thick and shiny contour threads on all sides. The strip further consists of a mesh ground, a net ground. Top and bottom side of the strip are finished straight.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
tussenzetselstrip
Credit lineStrook kloskant met een golvende lijn en drielobbige bladeren. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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