Spacer made from bobbin lace with thick four-pointed star flowers between two rows of semicircles, Spacer made from natural-colored bobbin lace: old Flemish lace. The repeating and symmetrical pattern consists of a row of semi-circles along the top and bottom of the strip, with a row of thick four-pointed star flowers in between on the center line of the strip. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges. The motifs are connected to each other by thick, short braids that seem to form the start of a lattice ground. In the center of the flowers, a simple (ornamental) floor has been applied. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight., anonymous, Northern Netherlands, c. 1600 - c. 1649, linen (material), old Flemish lace, l 60 cm × w 1.6 cm ×, 1.8 cm
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Spacer, bobbin lace, thick four-pointed star flowers, two rows, semicircles, natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace, repeating, symmetrical pattern consists, row, semi-circles, top, bottom, strip, center line, motifs, linen, openwork edges, connected, thick, short braids, form, start, lattice ground, center, flowers, simple, ornamental, floor, applied, finished straight, Northern Netherlands, c, 1600, 1649, material, l 60
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