Strip of bobbin lace with thistle in flowerpot, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: old-Flemish lace. The scallops that make up the strip are semi-circular with irregularly shaped edges. The scallops originate from a repeating symmetrical motif of a thistle flowerpot. The flowerpot hangs upside down relative to the straight upper edge. The successive flower pots are separated by a small lobed leaf. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges. In the recesses, pointed oval-shaped leaves have been made in different places at the same time. The scallops are set with fine picots. The upper
Strip of bobbin lace with thistle in flowerpot, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: old-Flemish lace. The scallops that make up the strip are semi-circular with irregularly shaped edges. The scallops originate from a repeating symmetrical motif of a thistle flowerpot. The flowerpot hangs upside down relative to the straight upper edge. The successive flower pots are separated by a small lobed leaf. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges. In the recesses, pointed oval-shaped leaves have been made in different places at the same time. The scallops are set with fine picots. The upper side is finished with a separately cloned strap., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1625 - c. 1649, linen (material), old Flemish lace, l 73 cm × w 10 cm
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