Bobbin lace insert with wheels and suns; Natural Bobbin lace insert. It may be intended to be used as a decorative border in a sheet. The pattern consists of two narrow tracks with a wider track in between with a repeating motif of a wheel; flanked on the left and right by a sun. In the narrow lanes; rows of five diamonds are made with braids over the design; always with a break to the next design. The top and bottom of the strip are finished straight.; anonymous; Italy (possibly); c. 1600 - c. 1649; linen (material); bobbin lace; l 120 cm x w 1.5 cm x; 1.5 cm