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 scalloped band of lace in off-white and cream tones lies horizontally against a muted gray background, showing an ornate floral pattern with several large stylized blooms, leaves, and curving vines worked in fine thread; the lace has areas of open mesh and denser embroidered motifs, with a few frayed edges and small irregularities in the fabric texture visible along the scalloped borders.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.1Mb (5.6Mb) / 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 scalloped band off-white cream tones lies horizontally muted gray background showing ornate floral pattern several large stylized blooms leaves curving vines worked fine thread areas open mesh denser embroidered motifs frayed edges small irregularities fabric texture visible scalloped borders.