Caption

Lace fragment, Plant ornaments and plant tendril; contours of flowers and leaves executed in relief. Almost no joints. Straight edges finished with serrations and picots. Imitation of 17th-century Venetian lace. Probably a cuff. 2nd half of the 17th century, Venice. Lace, height 36 cm, width 15 cm., A rectangular piece of openwork lace with an intricate floral and scroll pattern laid flat on a smooth background; the lace is an off-white or cream color with raised embroidered outlines and textured fill areas forming a dense network of flowers, leaves, loops, and curving stems, while the background is a uniform gray that contrasts with the lighter lace.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_279

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.9Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.1in x 9.6in / 4832 x 2888 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment Plant ornaments plant tendril contours flowers leaves executed relief Almost no joints Straight edges finished serrations picots Imitation 17th-century Venetian lace cuff 2nd half 17th century Venice Lace height 36 cm width 15 cm rectangular piece openwork lace intricate floral scroll pattern laid flat smooth background lace off-white cream color raised embroidered outlines textured fill areas forming dense network leaves loops curving stems background uniform gray contrasts lighter lace.