Tie-slip of needle lace with symmetrical pattern of many tendrils with small leaves and flowers, Tie-slip of natural-colored needle lace: flat Venetian lace. Apparently tangled but symmetrical pattern with a vertical axis in the middle from which many curling vines and leaves move. The motifs are made with festoon stitches, with cut-outs of simple patterns in different flowers and leaves. The motifs are connected to each other by a barbed ground. The top of the strip is finished with a clotted strap. The bottom and two short sides are finished with a bow edge., anonymous, Venice, c. 1675 - c. 1699, linen (material), Venetian needlepoint, l 39 cm × w 16.5 cm
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Tie-slip, needle lace, symmetrical pattern, tendrils, small leaves, flowers, natural-colored needle lace, flat Venetian lace, Apparently tangled, vertical axis, middle, curling vines, leaves move, motifs, festoon stitches, cut-outs, simple patterns, different flowers, leaves, connected, barbed ground, top, strip, finished, clotted strap, bottom, two short sides, bow edge, Venice, c, 1675, 1699, linen, material, Venetian needlepoint, l 39
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