Caption

Lace fragment, lace; Edge ornament on one side — a kind of net with numerous loops, small round and slightly larger oval ones, into which small twigs are woven. Above the edge ornament, against the netting background, in regular projections alternate: a twig and a round point. 18th–19th century, France. Materials: lace, fabric. Width 8.5 cm, length 408 cm., A strip of delicate lace in off-white laid horizontally against a smooth gray background, featuring a sheer mesh upper section dotted with a scattered pattern of small floral motifs and tiny raised loops, a lower decorative band of interconnected circular and looped designs forming a scalloped edge, and fine threadwork with subtle irregularities and loose fibers visible along the top and bottom edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_289

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 5.9in / 6000 x 1766 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace Edge ornament side kind net numerous loops small round slightly larger oval ones small twigs woven edge ornament netting background regular projections alternate twig round point 18th–19th century France Materials fabric Width 8.5 cm length 408 cm strip delicate lace off-white laid horizontally smooth gray background featuring sheer mesh upper section dotted scattered pattern small floral motifs tiny raised loops lower decorative band interconnected circular looped designs forming scalloped edge fine threadwork subtle irregularities loose fibers visible top bottom edges.