Tie-slip of needle lace with a symmetrical pattern of many tendrils with small leaves and flowers, Tie-slip of natural-colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. Apparently tangled but symmetrical pattern with a vertical axis in the middle from which many curling vines and leaves move. The motifs are made with festoon stitches, with cut-outs of simple patterns in different flowers and leaves. The motifs are connected to each other by a barbed ground. The top of the strip is finished with a clotted strap. The bottom and two short sides are finished with a bow edge., anonymous, Venice, c. 1675 - c

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