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, lace, fabric, width 8.5 cm, length 408 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace in off-white displayed against a smooth medium-gray background, showing a fine hexagonal mesh with a scattering of small floral motifs made from looped stitches and tiny round accents across the upper portion, and a denser lower border featuring interconnected oval and circular motifs with scalloped edge detailing; the lace shows slight irregularities along its top and bottom edges and subtle shadows where it meets the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_293

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 20.0in x 8.2in / 6000 x 2467 (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 fabric width 8.5 cm length 408 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white displayed smooth medium-gray background showing fine hexagonal mesh scattering small floral motifs looped stitches tiny accents across upper portion denser lower border featuring interconnected oval circular motifs scalloped edge detailing slight irregularities top bottom edges subtle shadows meets background.