Strip of needle lace with feather-shaped and feather-shaped leaves and flowers, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: Argentan lace. Pattern with feather-shaped and feather-shaped leaves. A recurring motif is always two large leaves that are placed in a V-shape, with smaller flowers and leaves in between, the V-shape alternately standing upright or hanging down. The motifs are connected by a hexagonal ground with funded meshes: an Argentan ground. The shell edge along the bottom comes from the pattern and is finished with picots. The top of the strip is finished straight with a clotted strap., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1700 - c. 1724, linen (material), Argentan lace, l 45 cm × w 8 cm
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Strip, needle lace, feather-shaped, feather-shaped leaves, flowers, natural-colored needle lace, Argentan lace, Pattern, recurring motif, two large leaves, placed, V-shape, smaller flowers, leaves, V-shape alternately standing upright, hanging down, motifs, connected, hexagonal ground, funded meshes, Argentan ground, shell edge, bottom comes, pattern, finished, picots, top, strip, finished straight, clotted strap, France, c, 1700, 1724, linen, material, l 45
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