Caption

Shawl, repossession provenance; shawl; fashion accessory; clothing; women's clothing; 1st half of the 19th century also noted 18th century; Silesia place of origin; Saxony place of creation; white embroidery; Dresden lace; plant and floral patterns; ornament composed symmetrically around an axis passing through the centre of the shawl, occupying almost the entire surface; on the edge of two hypotenuse sides a geometric ornament: knitted serrations on the edge, above it a strip of fine mesh, separated from the plant ornament filling the space of the shawl by a series of arched forms; height 79 cm, width 34 cm., A triangular lace cloth displayed flat with scalloped edges and an intricate floral and foliate lace pattern; the cloth is predominantly white with delicate openwork and embroidered motifs, set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_256

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18.1Mb (669.2Kb) / 12.7in x 5.5in / 3810 x 1664 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl repossession provenance shawl fashion accessory clothing women's clothing 1st half 19th century also noted 18th century Silesia place origin Saxony place creation white embroidery Dresden lace plant floral patterns ornament composed symmetrically axis passing centre occupying almost entire surface edge two hypotenuse sides geometric ornament knitted serrations strip fine mesh separated plant ornament filling space series arched forms height 79 cm width 34 cm triangular lace cloth displayed flat scalloped edges intricate floral foliate lace pattern cloth predominantly white delicate openwork embroidered motifs set pale gray background.