Caption

Lace fragment, Alençon lace, lace, At the bottom, an edging ornament running in a clearly separated strip, in the ornament plant motifs and an openwork form resembling the letter S repeated regularly. Higher on the mesh, oval stripes between which projections: small diameter points. 1st half of the 18th century, France. Lace, fabric; width 17 cm, length 206 cm. Unknown creator; purchase provenance., A length of delicate lace fabric displayed horizontally against a smooth gray background, showing an off-white or cream color with intricate patterns; the top edge features a scalloped decorative border with floral and looping motifs, followed by a band of fine netting filled with evenly spaced small raised dots and vertical undulating chain-like lines made of rounded linked shapes, and the bottom edge ends with a narrow embroidered hem with a subtle wavy outline, all textures appearing fine, airy, and lacy with visible openwork and raised embroidery.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_280

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (5.7Mb) / 20.0in x 10.6in / 6000 x 3166 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment Alençon lace lace bottom edging ornament running separated strip ornament plant motifs openwork form resembling letter S repeated regularly Higher mesh oval stripes projections small diameter points 1st half 18th century France Lace fabric width 17 cm length 206 cm Unknown creator purchase provenance length delicate lace fabric displayed horizontally smooth gray background showing off-white cream color intricate patterns top edge features scalloped decorative border floral looping motifs followed band fine netting filled evenly spaced small raised dots vertical undulating chain- lines rounded linked shapes bottom edge ends narrow embroidered hem subtle wavy outline textures appearing fine airy lacy visible openwork raised embroidery.