Strip lace with three-lobed cartouche and hanging flower with a drop-shaped heart, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Mechelen lace. The repeating pattern consists of two symmetrical compositions that overlap. One composition consists of a three-lobed cartouche, which lies along the bottom and is flanked left and right by an elongated S-volute with five lobes at the bottom. A splitting branch with one leaf and two flowers originates from the s-volutes. The other composition consists of a flower hanging from the top with a drop-shaped heart, between two leaves. The motifs are connected by a fine mesh soil. The motifs are made in linen with few cutouts, but with openwork edges. Contour lines have been applied around the motifs with slightly thicker and shiny thread. A few different decorative grounds have been applied, including a snowflakes ground, in the cartouche and among the leaves, among other things. The faintly scalloped bottom comes from the pattern and is finished with picots. The top is finished straight., anonymous, Mechelen, c. 1740 - c. 1760, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), l 98 cm × w 4.5 cm ×, 17.2 cm
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