Bobbin lace cuff with sickle-shaped leaf and flower sprays, Natural colored tulle cuff with a bobbin lace edge below: Mechelen lace. The tulle is unadorned and slightly darker in shade than the Mechelen side sewn to the tulle. Trapezoid shaped clocking model. The repeating pattern of the Mechelen side consists of semicircular scallops, formed by fine leaves on the outside of a curved rocaille motif. On the inside feathered long leaves and a group of six rosette flowers or forget-me-nots. Blossoms sprinkled on the field above. The motifs are made in linen and are accentuated by thicker shiny contour threads. The motifs are connected by a Mechelen ground. In the leaves is a decoration with dots made in form stroke. The lace is made in Belgium, the cuffs are made in the Netherlands. This cuff is missing a part of the top of the strip of Mechelen, which has been replaced by a strip of machine grommet., anonymous, Belgium, c. 1830 - c. 1865, onbewerkte tule, kant met motieven, Mechlin (lace), h 16 cm × w 34 cm w 11 cm w 12.5 cm ×, 5.5 cm
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Bobbin lace cuff, sickle-shaped leaf, flower sprays, Natural colored tulle cuff, bobbin lace edge, Mechelen lace, tulle, unadorned, slightly darker, shade, Mechelen side sewn, Trapezoid shaped clocking model, repeating pattern, Mechelen side consists, semicircular scallops, formed, fine leaves, outside, curved rocaille motif, inside feathered long leaves, group, six rosette flowers, forget-me-nots, Blossoms sprinkled, field, motifs, linen, accentuated, thicker shiny contour threads, connected, Mechelen ground, leaves, decoration, dots, form stroke, lace, Belgium, cuffs, Netherlands, cuff, missing, part, top, strip, Mechelen, replaced, machine grommet, c, 1830, 1865, onbewerkte tule, kant met motieven, Mechlin
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