Strip of bobbin lace with trapezoidal cartouche and four-leaf clover; Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace: Mechelen side. The repeating and continuous pattern consists of a succession of a trapezoidal cartouche; elongated leaves and a four-leaf clover. The motifs are connected by a fine mesh ground; the Mechelen ground. The motifs are made in linen; with thicker and shiny contour threads. Two different decorative grounds; with coarse meshes; have been applied in the cartouches and in a space between the leaves. The very lightly scalloped bottom is finished with picots. The top is finished straight.; anonymous; Mechelen; c. 1700 - c. 1899; linen (material); Mechlin (lace); l 121 cm x w 0.8 cm x; 11 cm