All-over strip of needle lace with hearts and jars and canopies, Strip of natural-colored needle lace: point de France. It concerns half of an all-strip. The rich pattern consists of two symmetrical main motifs, which are made up of c-volutes. One is heart-shaped and is surrounded by playful curls. The other main motif has the shape of a vase or jar, with a French lily in the top. Flower and leaf motifs occur and also architectural elements, including canopies. The motifs are connected to each other by a barbed ground with irregular hexagons. Full work with cutouts and a rich variety of decorative grounds. Relief contour lines have been used in particular to emphasize the c-volutes and also various rosette flowers and circles. The scalloped edge is formed by alternating deeply incised palmettes and three or five-lobed designs. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge., anonymous, France (possibly), c. 1715 - c. 1725, linen (material), l 200 cm × w 56 cm ×, 60 cm
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- strip, needle lace, hearts, jars, canopies, Strip, natural-colored needle lace, point de France, concerns half, all-strip, rich pattern consists, two symmetrical main motifs, up, c-volutes, heart-shaped, surrounded, playful curls, main motif, shape, vase, jar, French lily, top, Flower, leaf motifs occur, architectural elements, motifs, connected, barbed ground, irregular hexagons, Full work, cutouts, rich variety, decorative grounds, Relief contour lines, particular, emphasize, various rosette flowers, circles, scalloped edge, formed, alternating deeply incised palmettes, three, five-lobed designs, trimmed, bobbin lace edge, France, c, 1715, 1725, linen, material, l 200
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