Strip of mixed lace with flowers between vertically flung bands; Strip of natural-colored mixed lace: Venetian ribbon lace. Pattern of vertically winding ribbons with foothills with flowers and leaves. Irregular; open ground with needle bars edged. The contours of flowers and leaves are formed by the winding; woven ribbons. Various ornamental grounds of needle lace within the contours. The top is trimmed with a bobbin lace edge. The bottom is finished with a straight picot border with curves.; anonymous; Italy; c. 1700 - c. 1799; linen (material); Venetian tape lace (mixed lace); l 17.5 cm x w 8 cm