Strip of needle lace with spreading pattern of different flower twigs, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Argentan lace. The strip is provided with a spreading pattern of different flower twigs. The flat scallop edge along the lower edge consists of a succession of elongated little ovals filled with a row of wheeled picots, each half of which has a half oval-shaped arch. The motifs stand on a ground of hexagonal meshes, closely sewn with festival stitches. The full work is made with festival stitches without recesses and the motifs are provided with relief contour lines, with picots here
Strip of needle lace with spreading pattern of different flower twigs, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Argentan lace. The strip is provided with a spreading pattern of different flower twigs. The flat scallop edge along the lower edge consists of a succession of elongated little ovals filled with a row of wheeled picots, each half of which has a half oval-shaped arch. The motifs stand on a ground of hexagonal meshes, closely sewn with festival stitches. The full work is made with festival stitches without recesses and the motifs are provided with relief contour lines, with picots here and there. A very fine mesh was used as decorative ground under the arches in the border pattern and limited in some flower hearts. In addition to the border pattern, radar picots also occur in most flower hearts. One side is finished with a straight edge, the other side is cut off. The top is finished with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1760 - c. 1780, linen (material), Argentan lace, l 67 cm × w 5 cm ×, cm
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