Caption

Lace fragment, edge ornament on one side — a kind of net with numerous loops small, round and slightly larger oval into which small twigs are woven. Above the edge ornament, against a netting background, in regular projections alternate: a twig and a round point. 18th–19th century, France. Materials: lace, fabric. Dimensions: width 8.5 cm, length 408 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace in an off-white or cream color stretches across a flat gray background, featuring a fine hexagonal mesh ground dotted with small embroidered floral motifs and tiny round accents; the lower edge has a scalloped border composed of interconnected loops and oval shapes with denser embroidery, while the upper edge is relatively straight with slight waviness and occasional small embroidered loops along it; the overall pattern is airy and detailed, with visible variations in thread thickness and subtle shadows where the lace lifts from the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_292

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Rights managed

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42.3Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 8.2in / 6000 x 2467 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment edge ornament side kind net numerous loops small round slightly larger oval small twigs woven netting background regular projections alternate twig round point 18th–19th century France Materials lace fabric Dimensions width 8.5 cm length 408 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white cream color stretches across flat gray background featuring fine hexagonal mesh ground dotted small embroidered floral motifs tiny accents lower edge scalloped border composed interconnected loops oval shapes denser embroidery upper edge relatively straight slight waviness occasional small loops pattern airy detailed visible variations thread thickness subtle shadows lace lifts background.