Lace Fragments and Samples

Historical lace fragments showcasing intricate patterns, created with techniques like bobbin lace, reflecting 18th to 19th century craftsmanship.

Strip bobbin with two halved cartouches with wide serrated decorative edge, anonymous, c. 1735 Strip of natural -colored Brussels bobbin. The symmetrical pattern consists of two halved cartouches placed next to each other, the half -shaped center of which is on the top of the strip. The wide serrated decorative edge reaches around it up to the underside of the strip and is richly decorated with sloping stripes and a straight down -hanging iris or French lily. The pattern between the cartouches is not symmetrical, but beyond on both sides. This pattern consists of rosette flowers and volute leaves in which elements return from the cartouches in different ways. The motifs are connected by picoted braids. The motifs are made in linen battle with recesses and openwork edges and with mains fillings. Most motives are provided with burst relief contours. Different decorative lands have been applied, including fine snowflake grounds and fine mesh plots with square motifs in shape. The top is f
Strip bobbin with two halved cartouches with wide serrated decorative edge, anonymous, c. 1735 Strip of natural -colored Brussels bobbin. The symmetrical pattern consists of two halved cartouches placed next to each other, the half -shaped center of which is on the top of the strip. The wide serrated decorative edge reaches around it up to the underside of the strip and is richly decorated with sloping stripes and a straight down -hanging iris or French lily. The pattern between the cartouches is not symmetrical, but beyond on both sides. This pattern consists of rosette flowers and volute leaves in which elements return from the cartouches in different ways. The motifs are connected by picoted braids. The motifs are made in linen battle with recesses and openwork edges and with mains fillings. Most motives are provided with burst relief contours. Different decorative lands have been applied, including fine snowflake grounds and fine mesh plots with square motifs in shape. The top is f