Lace fragment, lace, metal threads, 18th century, Europe, fabric, width 8.2 cm, length 27.5 cm., A length of delicate openwork lace with a repeating scalloped motif, showing a network of fine threads forming fan-shaped and circular patterns; the threads appear frayed in places and some loose ends extend from the edges; the lace is primarily a pale beige or off-white with subtle variations in tone, and there are small shiny silver highlights woven into parts of the design; the background is a uniform mid gray.
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Lace fragment, lace, metal threads, 18th century, Europe, fabric, width 8.2 cm, length 27.5 cm., A length of delicate openwork lace with a repeating scalloped motif, showing a network of fine threads forming fan-shaped and circular patterns; the threads appear frayed in places and some loose ends extend from the edges; the lace is primarily a pale beige or off-white with subtle variations in tone, and there are small shiny silver highlights woven into parts of the design; the background is a uniform mid gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_153

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44.4Mb (2.2Mb) / 20.0in x 8.6in / 6000 x 2587 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace metal threads 18th century Europe fabric width 8.2 cm length 27.5 cm length delicate openwork lace repeating scalloped motif showing network fine threads forming fan-shaped circular patterns threads frayed places loose ends extend edges primarily pale beige off-white subtle variations tone small shiny silver highlights woven parts design background uniform mid gray.

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