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Strip of bobbin lace with a spherical flowerpot and strawberry-shaped flower
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Strip of bobbin lace with a spherical flowerpot and strawberry-shaped flower

anonymous · c. 1875 - c. 1899 · Beverse kant; bobbin lace; cotton (textile)

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: Beveren lace. The repeating and symmetrical pattern consists of a spherical flower pot with two rosette flowers in the center and, on each side, a curved branch with a strawberry-shaped flower facing the pot. Between the successive pots, along the upper edge, stands an oval with a crown and directly below that an egg-shaped motif wrapped in narrow leaves. The motifs are connected by a fine lattice ground, a tulle ground. The motifs are executed in linen stitch with large cutouts and thicker, shiny contour threads. A rose ground is applied as decorative ground, and at some places a decoration is realized by overlapping pairs. The top and lower edges of the strip are finished straight.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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strip
Credit lineStrook kloskant met bolvormige bloempot en aardbei-vormige bloem. c. 1875 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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