Strip of spool lace with halved flowers and arches of flower sprays, Strip of natural spool of lace: Mechelen lace. The repeating pattern consists of two different halved flowers that lie along the top of the strip. An arch forms from one of the flowers through two flower branches, mirrored together and hanging down to the bottom. Along the underside there is a trapezoidal cartouche under each arch. The motifs are made in linen and with thicker and shiny contour threads. The motifs are connected by a fine grid ground, the Mechelen ground. Ornamental soils are used in the halved flower hearts and in the cartouches. The barely scalloped underside is finished with picots. The top is finished straight., anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1770 - c. 1790, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), l 87 cm × w 4.3 cm
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Strip, spool lace, halved flowers, arches, flower sprays, natural spool, lace, Mechelen lace, repeating pattern consists, two different halved flowers, lie, top, strip, arch forms, flowers, two flower branches, mirrored together, hanging down, bottom, underside, trapezoidal cartouche under, arch, motifs, linen, thicker, shiny contour threads, connected, fine grid ground, Mechelen ground, Ornamental soils, halved flower hearts, cartouches, barely scalloped underside, finished, picots, finished straight, Southern Netherlands, c, 1770, 1790, material, Mechlin, l 87
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