Strip of needle lace with pomegranate and jet wreath in oak leaf, Strip of natural colored needle lace: punto in aria. The repetitive pattern consists of the oak leaf contour in which alternately a pomegranate or a wreath is placed. There is a French lily among the oak leaves. The motifs are made up of festival stitches, partly with recesses. The motifs are connected by an irregular, open bar soil with picots. The shell edge forms from the oak leaf motif and is finished with picots. The top of the strip is finished straight with a clotted strap., anonymous, Italy, c. 1625 - c. 1649, linen (material), l 91 cm × w 7.5 cm ×, 22 cm.
Strip of needle lace with pomegranate and jet wreath in oak leaf, Strip of natural colored needle lace: punto in aria. The repetitive pattern consists of the oak leaf contour in which alternately a pomegranate or a wreath is placed. There is a French lily among the oak leaves. The motifs are made up of festival stitches, partly with recesses. The motifs are connected by an irregular, open bar soil with picots. The shell edge forms from the oak leaf motif and is finished with picots. The top of the strip is finished straight with a clotted strap., anonymous, Italy, c. 1625 - c. 1649, linen (material), l 91 cm × w 7.5 cm ×, 22 cm