Caption

Fragment of lace, Malines Mechelen lace, 18th century, from Henryków Heinrichau, lace, width 6 cm, length 62 cm, A strip of delicate lace with a scalloped top edge lies horizontally against a uniform gray background; the lace is off-white and features a repeating pattern of ornate floral bouquets worked into a fine hexagonal mesh, with the scallops forming rounded arches above each bouquet and a straight lower edge below; the floral motifs show clustered rounded shapes and textured stems, and the lace displays subtle variations in thread density and tiny openings where the mesh is visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_309

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.2Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 9.9in / 6000 x 2982 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace Malines Mechelen lace 18th century Henryków Heinrichau width 6 cm length 62 cm strip delicate lace scalloped top edge lies horizontally uniform gray background off-white features repeating pattern ornate floral bouquets worked fine hexagonal mesh scallops forming rounded arches bouquet straight lower edge floral motifs clustered rounded shapes textured stems lace displays subtle variations thread density tiny openings mesh visible.