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Strip of gold lace with fans and circles around a V-shape
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Strip of gold lace with fans and circles around a V-shape

anonymous · c. 1920 · goudkant; bobbin lace; gold thread

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Strip of bobbin lace, gold lace. The symmetrical pattern consists of a V-shape with fans and circles, largely connected by leaves worked in form stitch and along the upper edge with an eyelet ground. Worked with gold lamé thread, smooth filé thread, and ribbed filé thread, in various thicknesses. The lace was made for use in upholstery.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook goudkant met waaiers en cirkels rond een v-vorm. c. 1920. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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