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Appliqué with heart shape of machine-made lace

anonymous · c. 1850 - c. 1899 · Brusselse gaaskant (machinaal); gaaskantgrond (machinaal); machine lace; cotton (textile)

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

About this work

Application of natural-colored machine lace. Heart-shaped model. The symmetrical pattern consists of an ornamental border along the lower side of the heart of openwork squares with in each square a cross with a dot in the center. Along this band hang half-oval-shaped shells downwards with the same crosses. The squares and shells increase in size towards the point at the bottom. At the top the heart is bounded by a vine with small leaves. In the heart stand three goblet flowers with two rosette flowers between them, both with small leaves.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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applicatie (textiel)

Credit lineApplicatie met hartvorm van machinale kant. c. 1850 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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