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Intricate Lace Designs

Beautiful examples of historical lace, featuring intricate patterns with floral and leaf motifs. Various styles and techniques from different time periods.

Strip of needle side with incised leaves, anonymous, c. 1900 Walking pattern of incised leaves above a rose and a three -leaf, which together form the sharply toothed outside line. Cross-shaped bars with button (soil of long X-shaped bars with a spider). The Remplis consists of buttonholes and a long distance gazé. German side: 'Carlsbader Points'. Karlsbad (Germany) (possibly) linen (material) Walking pattern of incised leaves above a rose and a three -leaf, which together form the sharply toothed outside line. Cross-shaped bars with button (soil of long X-shaped bars with a spider). The Remplis consists of buttonholes and a long distance gazé. German side: 'Carlsbader Points'. Karlsbad (Germany) (possibly) linen (material)
Strip of needle side with incised leaves, anonymous, c. 1900 Walking pattern of incised leaves above a rose and a three -leaf, which together form the sharply toothed outside line. Cross-shaped bars with button (soil of long X-shaped bars with a spider). The Remplis consists of buttonholes and a long distance gazé. German side: 'Carlsbader Points'. Karlsbad (Germany) (possibly) linen (material) Walking pattern of incised leaves above a rose and a three -leaf, which together form the sharply toothed outside line. Cross-shaped bars with button (soil of long X-shaped bars with a spider). The Remplis consists of buttonholes and a long distance gazé. German side: 'Carlsbader Points'. Karlsbad (Germany) (possibly) linen (material)
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Fragment, Cooper Union Museum Lace Study Card; Made for Cooper Union Museum; Belgium; linenCollar first half 19th century French. Collar 227517Kraag van gehaakte kant met rozetten in een rij cirkels.Collar of natural-colored Irish crochet side. Strip-shaped hemisphere model. Symmetrical pattern with a row of seven circles with one rosette, each made in different ways. In addition to the middle three circles, a double leaf is on either side. The motifs are connected by a sewn hexagonal network. A sloping edge of oval flowers is running along three sides. The inner edge is straight finished with a picro edge.Strip bobbin with three painted zigzag lines, anonymous, c. 1805 - c. 1815 Strip of natural -colored bobbin, blonde, where the pattern is painted with gold color, red, pink and green. The pattern starts on the bottom half of the strip and consists of three placed and different zigzag lines placed one above the other. The upper line consists of rose buttons that are connected to each other with a zigzag line. The middle line consists of a zigzag line of alternately a strongly printed winding line and a line that is made up of connected circles together. The lower line consists of a zigzag line that is built with contour threads with a narrow strap in linen battle underneath. On the tops of this zigzag line there is alternately a circle and a double rose button. The rose buttons are made in linen battle with contour threads. The other motifs are almost exclusively made with contour lines and are connected by a Maas soil, a tuler land. A rose soil has been used as a decorative land in botCollar (Made from a Border) Made 1590-1610 Italy. Linen, needle lace worked on a laid and plaited thread grid .Coif last quarter 16th century British. Coif. British. last quarter 16th century. Silk on linen. Textiles-EmbroideredFragment Swedish 19th centuryFichu American 1700-1942Mitaine van Zwarte Kloskant with iris and depends on bunches and bell flowers, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1890 Mitaine van Zwarte Kloskant: Chantilly side. Straight model with hollow side lines. The pattern is the same on both sides and has a large iris and hanging clock and bell flowers. The motifs are made in netslag and are accentuated by contour threads. The motifs are connected by a tuler land. A decorative land has been used in the flower heart of the Iris, a rose ground. All edges are finished with picots. France (possibly) silk bobbin lace Mitaine van Zwarte Kloskant: Chantilly side. Straight model with hollow side lines. The pattern is the same on both sides and has a large iris and hanging clock and bell flowers. The motifs are made in netslag and are accentuated by contour threads. The motifs are connected by a tuler land. A decorative land has been used in the flower heart of the Iris, a rose ground. All edges are finished with picots. France (possibly) silk bobbin laceMitts early 19th century American. Mitts 98115Border. Italy. Date: 1625-1650. Dimensions: 5.2 x 27.4 cm (2 x 10 3/4 in.)Width repeat: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). Linen, needle lace with raised details. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Collar. Belgium. Date: 1880-1890. Dimensions: 51.6 × 48.2 cm (20 1/4 × 19 in.). Cotton, needle lace of a type known as "Point de Gaze". Origin: Belgium. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Cap streamer, Technique: bobbin lace, Along with 1974-52-44, makes up a pair of bobbin lace lappets, floral vine; late 18th century Maline, late 18th century, lace, Cap streamer