Caption

Lace fragment, needle-stitched lace, Krzeszowice Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Sewn in two parts. With motifs of small floral sprigs, flower-rosettes, leaves, and rhombuses filled with openwork. Motifs connected by spans with picots. Lower edge serrated in a wavy pattern with a motif of small palmettes; upper edge plain, unfinished. 17th–18th century, Venice. Lace, length 78 cm, width 6 cm., A narrow vertical strip of intricately patterned lace in off-white and cream tones runs down the center of the image against a dark gray rectangular background, with the lace showing a delicate openwork of loops, floral-like motifs, and scalloped edges; the surrounding outer border is a light beige that frames the darker rectangle.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 11.1in x 20.0in / 3335 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment needle-stitched lace Krzeszowice Lesser Poland Voivodeship Sewn two parts motifs small floral sprigs flower-rosettes leaves rhombuses filled openwork Motifs connected spans picots Lower edge serrated wavy pattern motif small palmettes upper edge plain unfinished 17th–18th century Venice Lace length 78 cm width 6 cm narrow vertical strip intricately patterned lace off-white cream tones runs down center image dark gray rectangular background lace showing delicate openwork loops floral- scalloped edges surrounding outer border light beige frames darker rectangle.