Strip of bobbin lace with flower surrounded by leaves and composed leaf-shaped motif, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Mechelen lace. The repeating pattern consists of a flower largely surrounded by leaves interspersed with a large leaf-shaped motif composed of an edge of crooked squares and a one-sided lobed edge with a circle in each lob. The motifs are connected by a fine mesh soil. The motifs are made in linen strokes with cut-outs and net strokes, with thicker and shiny contour threads. An ornamental soil is applied in and between different motifs, a snowflakes soil. The very faintly scalloped bottom is finished with picots. The top is finished straight. The strip consists of three pieces sewn together with coarse seams. With one short piece on the left, followed by two more or less equal pieces with an axis of symmetry in the middle., anonymous, Mechelen, c. 1740 - c. 1760, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), l 45 cm × w 3 cm ×, 12 cm
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