Stock Photo - Strip of bobbin lace with standing ears of corn or 'stående ax', Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Swedish lace. The strip is attached to pins on a light blue cardboard with four other strips. At the top of the cardboard is' Wadstena. Sweden. 'written and under the strip' Standing Ears (stående ax) 'is written. The repetitive and symmetrical pattern consists of a stylized ear of corn that extends straight up from the center of a semicircular shell, almost to the top of the strip. The ear of corn is made up of blocks, with an oblique block on both sides. Between the successive ears of corn there are alternately two and four pulps in the hexagonal mesh ground. Along the scalloped bottom runs a closed band, with a few lines made with recesses. The motifs are made in linen with contour threads. The pouches are made in square shape. The top of the strip is finished straight. The scallops are finished with picots. A red thread with a gold-colored seal hangs on the strip with three spools on one side and a monogram with a V and an Ö on the other side (Vadstena Östergötland?)., anonymous, Vadstena, c. 1800 - c. 1899, linen (material), Swedish lace, l 9 cm × w 17 cm ×, 4.5 cm