Lace fragment, lace, metal threads, 18th century, Europe, fabric, width 8.2 cm, length 27.5 cm., A decorative horizontal strip of delicate openwork lace in beige and off-white tones lies against a flat gray background; the lace features a repeating scalloped pattern with fan-shaped motifs and circular open centers formed by fine looping threads, several areas showing denser woven sections and a few loose thread ends, and the overall texture appears lightweight and airy with subtle sheen on some thread portions.
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Lace fragment, lace, metal threads, 18th century, Europe, fabric, width 8.2 cm, length 27.5 cm., A decorative horizontal strip of delicate openwork lace in beige and off-white tones lies against a flat gray background; the lace features a repeating scalloped pattern with fan-shaped motifs and circular open centers formed by fine looping threads, several areas showing denser woven sections and a few loose thread ends, and the overall texture appears lightweight and airy with subtle sheen on some thread portions.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_157

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40.1Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 7.8in / 6000 x 2337 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace metal threads 18th century Europe fabric width 8.2 cm length 27.5 cm decorative horizontal strip delicate openwork lace beige off-white tones lies flat gray background lace features repeating scalloped pattern fan-shaped motifs circular open centers formed fine looping threads several areas showing denser woven sections loose thread ends texture lightweight airy subtle sheen thread portions.

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