Caption

Lace fragment, plant ornaments, Louis XVI style, Malines Mechelen lace. At the lower edge there are two trails of fine tendrils, and between them a net with issgrond, mesh. Above, a net with drochelle mesh, on it projections of leafy branches. Contours of motifs reinforced with thread. Late 18th century. Lace; width 7.5 cm, length 146 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace in off-white sits against a smooth gray background, featuring a fine hexagonal mesh with a scalloped floral border along one edge and a repeating motif of small floral-like embroidered shapes spaced above the border, showing tiny loops and raised thread details and a slight darker discoloration on the lower edge; visible colors are off-white, gray, and a small patch of tan.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_303

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (3.4Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment plant ornaments Louis XVI style Malines Mechelen lace lower edge two trails fine tendrils them net issgrond mesh drochelle mesh projections leafy branches Contours motifs reinforced thread Late 18th century Lace width 7.5 cm length 146 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white sits smooth gray background featuring fine hexagonal mesh scalloped floral border edge repeating motif small floral- embroidered shapes spaced border showing tiny loops raised thread details slight darker discoloration visible colors off-white gray small patch tan.