Strip of bobbin lace with hanging flower pot on garland along the top edge, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Malines lace. The repeating pattern consists of an inverted flower pot hanging from a continuous garland along the upper edge. Along the lower edge, between the downward hanging flower branches, is alternating a row of oval cartouches formed by leaves and flowers and an inverted flowerpot with a symmetrical bouquet. The motifs are connected by a fine mesh ground. The motifs are made in linen stitching and provided with thicker and shiny contour threads. Different decorative grounds are used in the flower pots and in the cartouches. The top and bottom are finished straight, with the bottom having picots., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1760 - c. 1780, linen (material), bobbin lace, Mechlin (lace), length 277 cm × width 4.8 cm × 18.5 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, hanging flower pot, garland, top edge, Strip, natural-colored bobbin lace, Malines lace, repeating pattern consists, inverted flower pot hanging, continuous garland, upper edge, lower edge, downward hanging flower branches, alternating, row, oval cartouches formed, leaves, flowers, inverted flowerpot, symmetrical bouquet, motifs, connected, fine mesh ground, motifs, linen stitching, provided, thicker, shiny contour threads, Different decorative grounds, flower pots, cartouches, top, bottom, finished straight, bottom having picots, anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c, 1760, c, 1780, linen, material, bobbin lace, Mechlin, lace, length 277 cm, width 4.8 cm ×, 18.5 cm
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