Strip of bobbin lace with lying heart-shaped flower between two drop-shaped leaves, Strip of blue with natural-colored bobbin lace, blonde van Caen. The repeating and concatenating pattern consists of a lying heart-shaped flower along the underside of the strip, between two drop-shaped leaves on a slanting oval. The successive motifs form a scalloped edge. Along the top of the strip the motifs are connected to each other by a blue mesh ground, a lawn ground. The flowers and leaves are cut open and provided with picots, the ovals are made in linen and a silver thread runs around all motifs as a contour thread. The top of the strip is finished straight. The shell edge along the bottom is finished with picots., anonymous, Caen (possibly), c. 1840 - c. 1860, silk, Caen blonde, l 150 cm × w 3.3 cm ×, 2.5 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, lying heart-shaped flower, two drop-shaped leaves, blue, natural-colored bobbin lace, blonde van Caen, repeating, concatenating pattern consists, underside, strip, slanting oval, successive motifs form, scalloped edge, top, motifs, connected, blue mesh ground, lawn ground, flowers, leaves, cut open, provided, picots, ovals, linen, black-and-white thread runs, contour thread, finished straight, shell edge, bottom, finished, Caen, c, 1840, 1860, silk, Caen blonde, l 150
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