Strip of needle lace with hanging rose branch in rhombus, Strip of natural colored needle lace: Argentella lace. Pattern with an alternation of two large, composite main motifs on a ground with poached hexagonal meshes, sewn tightly with buttonhole stitches. One of the main motifs is a diamond shape with a hanging rose branch in it. Under the window, over which three deeply incised leaf leaves hang, three star-shaped flowers. Full work with cut-outs and many different decorative grounds, including the double hexagonal diamond base with the portholes typical of the Argentella side. The top is
Strip of needle lace with hanging rose branch in rhombus, Strip of natural colored needle lace: Argentella lace. Pattern with an alternation of two large, composite main motifs on a ground with poached hexagonal meshes, sewn tightly with buttonhole stitches. One of the main motifs is a diamond shape with a hanging rose branch in it. Under the window, over which three deeply incised leaf leaves hang, three star-shaped flowers. Full work with cut-outs and many different decorative grounds, including the double hexagonal diamond base with the portholes typical of the Argentella side. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge. Bottom border with scalloped arches., anonymous, Argentan, c. 1725 - c. 1749, linen (material), Argentella (point), l 226 cm × w 12 cm
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