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Strip of bobbin lace with cup flowers and feathered leaves
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Strip of bobbin lace with cup flowers and feathered leaves

anonymous · c. 1740 - c. 1760 · Valenciennes-grond (rond); bobbin lace; Valenciennes 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-colored bobbin lace: Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern consists of a diagonally placed and mirrored s-shaped feathered leaf. Hanging beneath the leaf is a cluster flower with seven rosette flowers in ovals. Next to the leaf are two cup-shaped flowers facing each other, with several smaller flowers beneath them and a plume-shaped leaf lying along the underside of the strip. The motifs are made in linen stitch with openwork edges and cutouts. The motifs are connected by a fine round Valenciennes ground. The top edge of the strip is finished straight. The regular scalloped edge forms around the pattern and is finished with picots.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook kloskant met kelkbloemen en gevederde bladeren. c. 1740 - c. 1760. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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