Caption

Lace fragment, lace, floral ornaments with rocaille motifs, over-stylized fan-shaped ribbons with arcades, and twigs; dots in the background; point de gaze background. Lower edge serrated to match motifs; upper edge straight with a bobbin insert. Some rose flowers worked in relief, with petals made separately and attached by one edge. 1st half of the 19th century, France, lace; width 15 cm, length 298 cm., A length of delicate lace fabric arranged in a loose S-shaped layout against a flat background, showing an intricate floral and scrollwork pattern with scalloped edges; the lace appears in off-white or cream tones with subtle variations in shading, and the background is a muted cool gray; a small fabric tag is attached near one end of the lace.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_325

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (5.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace floral ornaments rocaille motifs -stylized fan-shaped ribbons arcades twigs dots background point de gaze background Lower edge serrated match motifs upper edge straight bobbin insert rose flowers worked relief petals separately attached edge 1st half 19th century France width 15 cm length 298 cm length delicate fabric arranged loose S-shaped layout flat background showing intricate floral scrollwork pattern scalloped edges off-white cream tones subtle variations shading muted cool gray small fabric tag attached near lace.