Strip of spool lace with hanging leaf branch; Natural spool of lace strip: Mechelen side. Under a scattering pattern of one-sided twigs with one round flower attached to it; the repeating pattern of the shell edge consists of a curved twig. A substantial composite flower hangs down between two leaflets on this twig. The flower consists of a drop-shaped flower heart surrounded by a half wreath of five rosette flowers. In this way; each successive flower forms a semicircular shell. The motifs are made in linen and provided with thicker and shiny contour threads. The motifs are connected by a fine grid ground; a Mechelen ground. A coarser ornamental soil is used in the drop-shaped flower hearts with cubes made in shaping. The scallop edge is finished with picots. The top of the strip is finished straight.; anonymous; Southern Netherlands; c. 1820 - c. 1830; linen (material); Mechlin (lace); l 29 cm x w 8 cm x; 3.8 cm