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; fabric; width 8.5 cm, length 408 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace with a scalloped lower edge and a straight upper edge is shown against a gray background; the lace is off-white or ivory and features a fine netted mesh with a repeating pattern of small floral motifs and tiny round accents in the upper area, while the lower area contains a denser, more openwork band of interlocking oval and circular shapes connected by looping threads, creating a contrast between the lighter mesh and the heavier decorative border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_290

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30.3Mb (2.1Mb) / 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 netting background regular projections alternate twig round point 18th–19th century France fabric width 8.5 cm length 408 cm horizontal strip delicate lace scalloped lower edge straight upper edge shown gray background off-white ivory features fine netted mesh repeating pattern small floral motifs tiny round accents upper area lower area contains denser openwork band interlocking oval circular shapes connected looping threads creating contrast lighter mesh heavier decorative border.