Caption:
Strip of bobbin lace with a continuous tendril with a rose and curl up and down, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish bobbin lace with braided soil. The repeating pattern consists of a continuous thin branch, always with one up and one down curling rosette flower and a few leaves, including two strongly curled leaves. The motifs are connected by a braided ground with long braids. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges and some loose cut-outs. Ornamental soils have been applied to the leaves and flower hearts, including a snowy soil. The top and bottom are straight finished, with picots on one side., anonymous, Antwerp, c. 1650 - c. 1699, linen (material), Flemish lace with plaited ground, l 70 cm × w 4 cm ×, 14 cm