Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace, mid-19th century, Brussels. Plant ornaments; one ribbon is wider with leaves, the other narrower with a chain. Interlacing ribbons create ovals containing garlands; branches with flowers or vine branches with fruit extend upwards from the ovals. Background is fond de gaze. Lower edge semicircularly serrated, upper edge straight. Width 28 cm, length 187 cm., A decorative fabric panel with an ornate scalloped top edge showing a repeating curved motif, covered in intricate embroidered floral and leaf patterns; the embroidery is a light cream color set against a muted gray background, with delicate netting visible beneath the raised stitched designs; the floral motifs include clustered buds, stylized blossoms, and trailing vines arranged in a repeating layout across the panel; the scalloped border features denser stitching with geometric and looped details, while the lower field shows more open net areas and scattered embroidered sprays; overall colors visible are cream and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_332

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.4Mb (10.9Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 3984 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace mid-19th century Brussels Plant ornaments ribbon wider leaves narrower chain Interlacing ribbons create ovals containing garlands branches flowers vine branches fruit extend upwards Background fond de gaze Lower edge semicircularly serrated upper straight Width 28 cm length 187 cm decorative fabric panel ornate scalloped top showing repeating curved motif covered intricate embroidered floral leaf patterns embroidery light cream color set muted gray background delicate netting visible beneath raised stitched designs floral motifs include clustered buds stylized blossoms trailing vines arranged repeating layout across panel scalloped border features denser stitching geometric looped details lower field open net areas scattered sprays colors visible cream gray.