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Strip of bobbin lace with diamond in zigzag shells
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, tape lace. The repeating pattern consists of a loose diamond in zigzag shells. The diamond is made in linen stitch, in a mesh ground, a closed pin ground. Along the zigzagging lower edge runs a band in linen stitch, with a thick contour thread at the top and provided with picots at the bottom. The top edge of the strip is finished straight.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met ruit in zigzag-schulpen. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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