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| Cod. 406 | ||
| Bobbin made. Brussels lace. At the beginning of the Eighteenth century the Brussels and Flemish laces were renowned all over Europe. The most important French designers provided the designs used without any distinction for several decorative purposes. The decorations wind with a continuous rhythm, not following a specific arrangement, as in other textile productions. In these laces, among the recognizable motives, are daisies, pomegranates, peonies, thistle flowers, sinuous leaves and spirals. The ground has small brides made with buttonhole stitch. (M. Simeon, The History of Lace, London, 1979, p. 58, similar lace). On the smaller ruffles are two red wax seals secured with two pink silk ribbons. In one of the two is recognizable the coat of arm with two crowned eagles, while the other is no longer readable, maybe because of a too long exposition to the heat. In the iconography of the time, the eagle symbolized, generally speaking, the power and, more specifically, the power of the Sacred Roman Empire. | ||
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