Flounce of Needle Lace with a Man and a Scepter Flanked by Crowns, Strip of natural colored needle lace: point de France. Symmetrical pattern relative to the width axis, on a hexagonal bar ground with picots. At the center is a man with a scepter under a canopy, possibly Louis XIV. A laurel wreath is held above his head by two puttis. He stands between two prominent royal crowns in the pattern, among which three men are depicted in theatrical pose. Caged owls can be seen above each crown between two portrait medallions, between which stars and a full moon. Above the central figure is a bird and a sun. Other motifs include obelisks and parts of weapons equipment. The scene is richly decorated with floral scrolls. Full work with cut-outs, sparing application of decorative stitches. Embossed contours with cordons. The top is trimmed with a woven edge. The shells on the underside consist largely of richly decorated c-volutes. The sides are not finished., anonymous, France, c. 1685 - c. 1695, linen (material), l 335 cm × w 65 cm
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Flounce, Needle Lace, Man, Scepter Flanked, Crowns, Strip, natural colored needle lace, point de France, Symmetrical pattern relative, width axis, hexagonal bar ground, picots, center, man, scepter under, canopy, Louis XIV, laurel wreath, held, head, two puttis, stands, two prominent royal crowns, pattern, three men, depicted, theatrical pose, Caged owls, crown, two portrait medallions, stars, full moon, central figure, bird, sun, motifs include obelisks, parts, weapons equipment, scene, richly decorated, floral scrolls, Full work, cut-outs, sparing application, decorative stitches, Embossed contours, cordons, top, trimmed, woven edge, shells, underside consist largely, richly decorated c-volutes, sides, finished, France, c, 1685, 1695, linen, material, l 335
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