Stock Photo - Bobbin-lace insert with continuous pattern of curved rose branches, Natural-colored bobbin lace strip, Valenciennes lace. The repeating pattern on the center line of the strip consists of a slightly curved branch with one rose in the middle and a few thick leaves. The ends of the successive branches intersect and form a continuous whole. The motifs are connected by a mesh ground, a round Valenciennes ground. The motifs are made in linen with openwork edges and a recess in the flower hearts and the center of the (flower) petals. The recesses are decorated with crossing pairs, the decoration in the flower heart is made with a borehole. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight. One short side is cut diagonally., anonymous, Belgium (possibly), c. 1850 - c. 1874, cotton (textile), Valenciennes lace, l 19 cm × w 4 cm ×, 10 cm