Strip of bobbin lace with a symmetrical pattern with three stylized tulips, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: old-Flemish lace. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of a straight down hanging stem with a calyx or stylized tulip at the bottom. The central stem is flanked by wavy stems (s-shaped), with a smaller cup-shaped flower at each end and a small rosette flower at the base. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges. There is hardly any ground, but the piece does show a first step towards the development of grating grounds. The top of the strip is finished straight. The very flat scallop edge along the underside of the strip is finished with picots., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1650, linen (material), old Flemish lace, l 14 cm × w 5 cm ×, 4.5 cm
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