Strip of bobbin lace with hanging chalice flowers, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Lille lace. Under a pattern of square mussels, the repeating pattern consists of a hanging chalice flower, on a curved stalk with three round leaves. The calyx flowers are placed against each other and form the shells along the bottom of the strip. The motifs are connected to each other by a fine grid, a lawn. The whole work in the chalice flower is made in linen, with an open-worked center lane and provided with thicker and shiny contour threads. The stalk and the leaves are made with contour threads in which a decorative soil is used in the leaves. The pouches are made in shape. The top of the strip is finished straight. The scallops on the underside are finished with picots. Under a pattern of square mussels, with an open-worked center lane and provided with thicker and shiny contour threads. The stalk and the leaves are made with contour threads in which a decorative soil is used in the leaves. The pouches are made in shape. The top of the strip is finished straight. The scallops on the underside are finished with picots. The six baluster legs of the frame are connected by two double X-shaped crosses, the top line contains five drawers decorated with lacquerware. The two doors each have three paint panels with rye façade, the middle one carries a landscape with birds within a shield shape. The top and bottom panels and the panels on the sides are decorated with pseudo-mons, the legs and the cupboard with 'seaweed' marquetry., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1820, linen (material), Lille lace, l 108 cm × w 6 cm ×, 0.8 cm
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