Stock Photo - Fontanel cloth with a border of bobbin lace by Helena van Slingelant-Slicher, Fontanel cloth of natural-colored linen with a border of natural-colored bobbin lace on one side: Mechelen lace. The 'brain patch for infants' has a triangular shape. The edging side is slightly curved, smoothly set and covers a large part of the longest side of the triangle. The curved ends partly overlap the linen. The lace pattern is symmetrical and consists of a branch in brace form with three simple flower or leaf shapes. The motifs are connected by a lattice ground. The motifs are made in linen and one type of decorative soil is used. The motifs are provided with thicker shiny contour threads. A long narrow linen strap is attached to the two corners of the cloth, left and right of the side to which the lace is attached. On the third corner the cloth is marked with red embroidery with HVS / 12, which stands for Helena van Slingelant-Slicher., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1759 - c. 1764, linen (material), Mechlin (lace), h 12 cm × w 19 cm l 14.5 cm × w 2 cm