Bobbin-lace insert with continuous pattern of curved rose branches, Natural-colored bobbin lace strip, Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern on the center line of the strip consists of a slightly curved branch with one rose in the middle and a few thick leaves. The ends of the successive branches intersect and form a continuous whole. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a round Valenciennes ground. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges and a recess in the flower hearts and the center of the (flower) petals. The recesses are decorated with crossing pairs, the decoration in the flower heart is made with a borehole. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight. One short side is cut diagonally., anonymous, Belgium (possibly), c. 1850 - c. 1874, cotton (textile), Valenciennes lace, l 19 cm × w 4 cm ×, 10 cm
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Bobbin-lace insert, continuous pattern, curved rose branches, Natural-colored bobbin lace strip, Valenciennes lace, repeating pattern, center line, strip consists, slightly curved branch, rose, middle, thick leaves, ends, successive branches intersect, form, continuous whole, motifs, connected, mesh ground, round Valenciennes ground, linen, openwork edges, recess, flower hearts, center, flower, petals, recesses, decorated, crossing pairs, decoration, flower heart, borehole, top, bottom, strip, finished straight, short side, cut diagonally, Belgium, c, 1850, 1874, cotton, textile, l 19
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