Strip of bobbin lace with mountain and trough line, On a fine grid ground, a Mechelen ground (also called ice ground), there is a symmetrical pattern. Within a stretched scalloped edge of lobed leaves and florets there are triple flower branches on either side of a leaf rosette under a 'mountain and valley' line. This borders two halved diamond-shaped medallions with a grid filling of crucifixes. Part of a strip that consists of two parts sewn together. Mechelen side., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1740, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), l 300 cm × l 253 cm × w 5 cm ×, 9.5 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, mountain, trough line, fine grid ground, Mechelen ground, ice ground, symmetrical pattern, Within, stretched scalloped edge, lobed leaves, florets, triple flower branches, side, leaf rosette under, valley' line, borders two halved diamond-shaped medallions, grid filling, crucifixes, Part, strip, consists, two parts sewn together, Mechelen side, Southern Netherlands, c, 1740, linen, material, Mechlin, lace, l 300
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