Predicted cloth of mixed lace in U-shape for an antependium; Natural cotton mixed lace prediction cloth: Venetian ribbon lace. U-shaped model. On an hexagonal mesh ground with picots; there is an asymmetrical spiral line in the horizontal part. The oblique branch; which starts in the lower corners of the standing parts; turns into a spiral axis. The left leg of the U is symmetrical with respect to the right. Flowers and arabesque leaves are strung on these tendrils. The flowers are in the shape of a palmet; a pomegranate and a rosette. Straight finish with alternating large and small triangles.; anonymous; Italy; c. 1875 - c. 1909; cotton (textile); Venetian tape lace (mixed lace); h 100 cm x w 76 cm w 19 cm