Strip of bobbin lace with rosette flowers, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern consists of a rosette flower that hangs down on a curved branch. There is a loose dot between the successive flowers, with a straight oval leaf just above the top of the strip. Along the underside of the strip, a wavy path is formed by such oblique leaves. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a diamond-shaped Valenciennes ground. The motifs are made in linen with cutouts and openwork edges. The top of the strip is finished straight. The scallops on the underside are finished with picots. The upper half of the pattern consists of two rows of sloping bows, with the upper half facing the lower half. The lower half of the pattern consists of a row of flowers, always one flower on a slightly curved stem with a few leaves. Along the underside runs a border consisting of a succession of whimsical motifs. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a Paris ground. The sparingly full work is made in loosely worked linen, with thicker contour threads. A tulip soil is used as decorative ground in the flower hearts. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight, the bottom of which is provided with picots. The repeating pattern consists of a rosette made from a decorative soil forming a circle, a rose soil. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a lawn ground. Along the underside of the strip, the tulip soil turns into a web of net soil. The contours of the round petals are accentuated with a thicker and shiny thread. Such a same thread has also been used to accentuate the transition from the tulip soil to the net soil and the shells along the underside of the strip. The top of the strip is finished straight. The scallops along the bottom are finished with picots., anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1924, cotton (textile), Valenciennes lace, l 19 cm × w 7 cm ×, 5.5 cm
Keywords:
Strip, bobbin lace, rosette flowers, natural-colored bobbin lace, Valenciennes lace, repeating pattern consists, rosette flower, hangs down, curved branch, loose dot, successive flowers, straight oval leaf, top, strip, underside, wavy path, formed, oblique leaves, motifs, connected, mesh ground, diamond-shaped Valenciennes ground, linen, cutouts, openwork edges, finished straight, scallops, finished, picots, upper half, pattern consists, two rows, sloping bows, upper half facing, lower half, row, flowers, flower, slightly curved stem, leaves, underside runs, border consisting, succession, whimsical motifs, Paris ground, sparingly full work, loosely worked linen, thicker contour threads, tulip soil, decorative ground, flower hearts, bottom, provided, rosette, decorative soil forming, circle, rose soil, lawn ground, tulip soil turns, web, net soil, contours, round petals, accentuated, thicker, shiny thread, thread, accentuate, transition, shells, c, 1900, 1924, cotton, textile, l 19
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.