Lace as delicate as a wild flower and just as lovely. Collections of the Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest.

Lace trimming for an alb. 1650-1700.
Lace trimming for an alb. 1650-1700. Needlepoint lace made with flax yarn. Venetian. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/lace-trimming-embroidered-apparel-for-an-alb-liturgival-vestment/2479?i=58
Flat point Venetian lace. 1750-1799.
Flat point Venetian lace. 1750-1799. Needlepoint lace with linen thread. Probably made in France or Italy. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/csipke-point-plat-de-venice/14546?i=86
Lace band. 1650-1699.
Lace band. 1650-1699. Needlepoint lace with flax yarn. Made in Italy. Image © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/lace-band/39456?i=87

Lace from the collection recently released for free download and viewing at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Strip of needle lace with a man with scepter between two crowns. ca. 1685-1695.
Strip of needle lace with a man with scepter between two crowns. ca. 1685-1695. French. Maker not known. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/rijksstudio/kunstwerken/textiel/objecten#/BK-1980-86,0
Workpiece made to earn a diploma. ca. 1890-1900.
Workpiece made to earn a diploma. ca. 1890-1900. Geesje Smid, maker. Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. In the public domain. via https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search/objects?f=1&p=2&ps=12&collection=textile

Hungarian lace with pretty colored flowers hibernating till spring. Collections of the Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest.

Lace trimming. 1903.
Lace trimming. 1903. Flax thread and silk yarn. Árpád Dékáni, designer for Halas Lace Workshop. Mária Markovits, maker. © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2017. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/csipkeszegely/2089?i=23
Kiskunhalas lace. 1903.
Kiskunhalas lace. 1903. Flax thread needlepoint lace. Árpád Dékáni, designer for Halas Lace Workshop. Mária Markovits, maker. © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2017. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/csipke-halasi/2338?i=29
Lace trimming. 1903.
Lace trimming. 1903. Flax and silk yarn. Árpád Dékáni, designer for Halas Lace Workshop. Mária Markovits, maker. © Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2017. Fair use license. via http://collections.imm.hu/gyujtemeny/csipkeszegely/2341?i=32