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Border of bobbin lace with fan flower in trapezoidal vase
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Old Flemish lace. Pattern of linked and symmetrical shells consisting of a hanging fan flower with an open flower heart, in a trapezium-shaped vase. This flower forms the center of the shell and is surrounded by a border of fan-shaped flowers, which also form the edge of the shell. A larger fan-shaped flower forms the connection between the shells. The motifs are connected to each other by a plaited ground. The motifs are made in linen stitch with few cutouts, but with openwork edges. The upper side is edged with a border of bobbin lace.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met waaierbloem in trapeziumvormige vaas. c. 1630 - c. 1640. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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