Strip of spool lace with bow of forget-me-nots, Strip of natural spool of lace: Mechelen lace. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of an arc formed by two branches with forget-me-nots, springing from a halved flower along the top of the strip. In the middle below the arch there are three connected oval cartouches along the underside of the strip. Between the consecutive pattern with curves lies a slightly smaller halved flower on the top, and an oval cartouche below on the right. The motifs are connected by a fine mesh soil. The motifs are made in linen with large cut-outs like flower hearts and with thicker and shiny contour threads. Two different decorative grounds were used in the cartouches and between the flower twigs. The top and bottom are straight finished, with picots along the bottom., anonymous, Mechelen, c. 1750, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), l 92 cm × w 4.5 cm ×, 17 cm
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Strip, spool lace, bow, forget-me-nots, natural spool, lace, Mechelen lace, repetitive, symmetrical pattern consists, arc formed, two branches, springing, halved flower, top, strip, middle, arch, three connected oval cartouches, underside, consecutive pattern, curves lies, slightly smaller halved flower, oval cartouche, right, motifs, connected, fine mesh soil, linen, large cut-outs, flower hearts, thicker, shiny contour threads, Two different decorative grounds, cartouches, flower twigs, bottom, straight finished, picots, Mechelen, c, 1750, material, Mechlin, l 92
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