Strip of bobbin lace with spiral and mirrored volutes; Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: old Flemish bobbin lace. The repeating pattern consists of a double volute; which is mirrored along the axis of width and below that a semicircular shell formed by a spiral. The motifs are formed by cloned ribbons; made in linen with openwork edges. The spiral is surrounded by a regularly winding; smaller ribbon. Between the mirrored volutes crosses are made with form strokes. The motifs are connected by braids. The top edge is finished with a separately banded strap.; anonymous; Vlaanderen; c. 1600 - c. 1649; linen (material); old Flemish lace; l 64 cm x w 10 cm x; 8.5 cm