Bobbin-lace strip or cuff with a large slanted leaf and a bunch of oval flowers or berries, Natural-colored bobbin lace strip, Binche lace. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a large leaf that goes down diagonally from the top of the strip where it lies along the bottom with a slight bend. Two feathered leaves spring from the center of this oblique leaf, bending downwards. The bottom one curls and has a bunch of oval flowers or berries at the end. At the end of the other leaf is a large drop-shaped leaf or a drop-shaped flower. The motifs are connected by a lattice ground, a five
Bobbin-lace strip or cuff with a large slanted leaf and a bunch of oval flowers or berries, Natural-colored bobbin lace strip, Binche lace. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a large leaf that goes down diagonally from the top of the strip where it lies along the bottom with a slight bend. Two feathered leaves spring from the center of this oblique leaf, bending downwards. The bottom one curls and has a bunch of oval flowers or berries at the end. At the end of the other leaf is a large drop-shaped leaf or a drop-shaped flower. The motifs are connected by a lattice ground, a five-hole ground. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges and net fillings. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight, with the bottom provided with picots. The strip is slightly rounded and finished on one side with a hem. It may be intended or used as a cuff., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1740 - c. 1760, linen (material), Binche lace, l 28 cm × w 7 cm ×, 14 cm
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