Caption

Fragment of lace, one-sided strip of edge ornament made of plant forms with a motif of a pinnately leafed twig; above the edge ornament, against a mesh background, alternating projections of a twig with a single flower and a pinnately leafed twig. Lace, 18th century, France. Width 6 cm, length 63 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace with a scalloped lower edge and a straight upper edge, featuring a repeating floral motif worked into a fine hexagonal net ground; the lace appears in shades of off-white and cream set against a medium gray background, with the floral motifs and decorative border showing slightly warmer cream tones while the netting reads as pale off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_296

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.1Mb (2.3Mb) / 20.0in x 10.9in / 6000 x 3267 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace -sided strip edge ornament plant forms motif pinnately leafed twig mesh background alternating projections single flower Lace 18th century France Width 6 cm length 63 cm horizontal strip delicate lace scalloped lower edge straight upper edge featuring repeating floral worked fine hexagonal net ground shades off-white cream set medium gray background floral motifs decorative border showing slightly warmer cream tones netting reads pale off-white.