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Border of bobbin lace with spiral and mirrored volutes
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 bobbin lace. The repeating and largely symmetrical pattern consists of a double volute, mirrored over the width axis, and below it a semicircular shell formed by a spiral. The motifs are formed by bobbin lace strips, made in linen stitch with openwork edges. The spiral is surrounded by a regularly winding narrower strip. Between the mirrored volutes, crosses are made with form stitches. The motifs are connected to each other by plaits. The upper edge is finished with a separately bobbin lace strip.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kloskant met spiraal en gespiegelde voluten. c. 1625 - c. 1649. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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