Edge colored needle lace originally for a cushion or rug and now mounted on green velvet; Edge colored Spanish needle lace - frisado de Valladolid - gold and silver lace combined with pink; purple; blue; green and yellow silk threads. The whole consists of a straight frame and a shell edge; which are connected with a linen band. Originally; the lace will be used as a decoration for a chalice or a rug or pillow for household use. Pattern of the frame: symmetrical structure with interlocking lying s-volutes; where obliquely placed straight decorative bands pass through. A stylized floral ornament in the corners and in the center of each side. Pattern of the scallop edge: stylized triangular flowers; alternating between two leaves and without leaves. The motifs are constructed with festoon stitches of colored silk that have been worked over gold thread and silver thread. The motifs are set with picots of gold and silver thread; foliage; tendrils; branches; ornament; anonymous; Spain; c. 1615 - c. 1630; silk; silver thread; linen (material); velvet (fabric weave); Spanish needle lace; h 60 cm x w 65 cm w 9.5 cm w 5.5 cm w 3 cm w 1 cm