Caption

Lace fragment, Binche lace, plant ornaments, floral ornaments; floral and plant pattern in a candelabra arrangement, with flowers enclosed in an oval at the bottom and freely drawn at the top; mesh background of the ißsgrond and point de neige types; ca. 1750; Binche; lace; width 10 cm; length 118 cm, A long horizontal strip of delicate lace in off-white and cream tones lies against a smooth gray background, featuring an intricate floral and foliate pattern with scalloped edges; the lace shows a repeating design of large stylized blossoms, leaves, and curling vines rendered in fine openwork and denser embroidered areas, with a few areas of slightly darker discoloration and subtle shadowing that emphasize the texture and raised threadwork.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_297

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.1Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 8.8in / 6000 x 2625 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment Binche lace plant ornaments floral ornaments floral plant pattern candelabra arrangement flowers enclosed oval bottom freely drawn top mesh background ißsgrond point de neige types ca 1750 Binche lace width 10 cm length 118 cm long horizontal strip delicate lace off-white cream tones lies smooth gray background featuring intricate floral foliate pattern scalloped edges repeating design large stylized blossoms leaves curling vines rendered fine openwork denser embroidered areas slightly darker discoloration subtle shadowing emphasize texture raised threadwork.