Strip of bobbin lace with stylized eyebright or 'ögontröst', Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Swedish lace. The strip is attached to pins on a light blue cardboard with four other strips. The strip is attached to pins on a light blue cardboard with four other strips. At the top of the cardboard is' Wadstena. Sweden. ' written under the strip is 'Eye-bright.' (ögontröst) '. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of four diamond-shaped meshes, which together form a larger diamond. The space between the successive windows is worked in linen with a circle in the middle, this may be a stylized eye-comfort flower. The top and bottom of the strip are straight finished and provided with picots. A red thread with a gold-colored seal hangs on the strip, with three spools on one side and a monogram with a V and an Ö on the other (Vadstena Östergötland?)., anonymous, Vadstena, c. 1800 - c. 1899, linen (material), Swedish lace, l 1 cm × w 15.5 cm ×, 1.8 cm
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