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Strip of bobbin lace with diamonds and fan 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, strap lace. The repeating pattern consists of one row of loose rhombuses made in net stitch. The rhombuses are connected to each other by a trellis ground: a strap trellis ground. Under this pattern runs a double straight line under which openwork fan-shaped shells. The top side of the strip is finished straight.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met ruiten en waaierschulpen. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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