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Strip of bobbin lace with cross of four leaves
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Strip of bobbin lace with cross of four leaves

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1899 · torchon lace; bobbin lace; 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 bobbin lace, strop lace. The strip is short, only part of the pattern is visible. In a kind of octagonal shape made in net stitch an openwork center is made with in it a cross of four leaves made in shape stitch. These crosses in an openwork part repeat along the bottom and top of the strip, but of that only part is visible. Top and bottom of the strip are finished straight.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineStrook kloskant met kruisje van vier blaadjes. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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