Flounce of Needle Lace with a Man and a Scepter Flanked by Crowns, Strip of natural colored needle lace: point de France. Symmetrical pattern relative to the width axis, on a hexagonal bar ground with picots. At the center is a man with a scepter under a canopy, possibly Louis XIV. A laurel wreath is held above his head by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, among which three men are depicted in theatrical pose. Caged owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure is a bird
Flounce of Needle Lace with a Man and a Scepter Flanked by Crowns, Strip of natural colored needle lace: point de France. Symmetrical pattern relative to the width axis, on a hexagonal bar ground with picots. At the center is a man with a scepter under a canopy, possibly Louis XIV. A laurel wreath is held above his head by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, among which three men are depicted in theatrical pose. Caged owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure is a bird and a sun. Other motifs include obelisks and parts of weapons equipment. The scene is richly decorated with floral scrolls. Full work with cut-outs, sparing application of decorative stitches. Embossed contours with cordons. The top is trimmed with a woven edge. The shells on the underside consist largely of richly decorated c-volutes. The sides are not finished., anonymous, France, c. 1685 - c. 1695, linen (material), l 335 cm × w 65 cm
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