Strip of bobbin lace with stylized flower between two vertical lines and ovals on a rectangular fragment batist, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace or Dutch bobbin lace. The strip is attached to a narrow rectangular fragment of linen batist, possibly a remnant of a sheet. The lace has a pattern that consists of vertical straight lines, with a stylized flower in between. On the center line, the flower is flanked left and right by a horizontal pointed oval, which always crosses the vertical line. The motifs are made of linen with cutouts, there is hardly any ground, the motifs are connected by very short braids. The top and bottom of the strip are finished with a straight edge., anonymous, Northern Netherlands (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1624, linen (material), old Flemish lace, l 208 cm × w 2 cm w 1.2 cm ×, 2 cm
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Strip, bobbin lace, stylized flower, two vertical lines, ovals, rectangular fragment batist, natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace, Dutch bobbin lace, strip, attached, narrow rectangular fragment, linen batist, remnant, sheet, lace, pattern, consists, vertical straight lines, center line, flower, flanked left, right, horizontal pointed oval, crosses, vertical line, motifs, linen, cutouts, hardly any ground, connected, short braids, top, bottom, finished, straight edge, Northern Netherlands, c, 1600, 1624, material, l 208
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