'The Lace Maker', c1664. Artist: Jan Vermeer

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'The Lace Maker', c1664. The woman is making pillow lace which uses a strip of parchment on which the pattern has been pricked out. This is pinned to the pillow and the thread wound round the bobbins is worked round the pins. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris.

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Size: 3909px × 4462px
Location: World,Europe,Netherlands
Photo credit: © Art Media/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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