Cuff of needle lace with hanging points of bobbin lace, Cuff of natural colored Venetian needle lace 'gros point', trimmed with a strip of old Flemish bobbin lace. The needle lace has a pattern of flowers and volutes. The motifs are provided with contour threads and partly with thick cordons, decorated with pictos. Different decorative stitches are used within each design. The bobbin lace pattern consists of hanging chalice flowers, possibly tulips. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges and cut-outs. The top of the cuff is finished with a bow edge (needle side). The cleaved shells are finished with picots. And the short sides are finished with a clasped band. The shell edge of bobbin lace is probably older than the needle lace and is made in the Southern Netherlands. The needle lace is made in Italy. The edges were assembled into a cuff in the 19th century., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1600 - c. 1624 and/or c. 1660 - c. 1699, linen (material), old Flemish lace, l 26 cm × w 17.5 cm
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Cuff, needle lace, hanging points, bobbin lace, natural colored Venetian needle lace 'gros point, trimmed, strip, old Flemish bobbin lace, pattern, flowers, volutes, motifs, provided, contour threads, partly, thick cordons, decorated, pictos, Different decorative stitches, within, design, bobbin lace pattern consists, hanging chalice flowers, tulips, linen, openwork edges, cut-outs, top, cuff, finished, bow edge, needle side, cleaved shells, picots, short sides, clasped band, shell edge, older, Southern Netherlands, Italy, edges, assembled, 19th century, c, 1600, 1624, 1660, 1699, material, old Flemish lace, l 26
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