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Strip of needle lace with scattered flower branches
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Strip of Ecru-Colored Needle Lace with a Repeating Pattern of Scattered Short Flower Branches on a Fine Hexagonal Mesh Ground. The Top is Edged with a Border of Bobbin Lace. A Wavy Line from Which Leaves Spring Forms the Boundary Between the Mesh Ground and the Scalloped Bottom Edge. The Bottom of the Strip Consists of a Wavy Line from Which Leaves Spring and a Scalloped Bottom Edge. The Waves are Filled with Various Mesh Grounds, Decorated with Among Others Wheel Picots. Alençon Lace.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook naaldkant met gestrooide bloemtakken. c. 1750 - c. 1774. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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