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Strip of Lace Embroidery with Cup Flower or Crown Between Stretched S-Scrolls and with a Shell Border of Needle Lace
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Strip of natural-colored lace embroidery: cutwork with a scalloped edge of needle lace, punto in aria. The repeating, symmetrical pattern consists of a goblet flower or crown between mirrored and elongated S-scrolls. The goblet flower is alternately inverted. The upper side of the strip is finished with a narrow drawn-thread band.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStrook kantborduurwerk met kelkbloem of kroon tussen gerekte s-ranken en met een schulpenrand van naaldkant. c. 1590 - c. 1599. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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