Caption

Lace fragment, lace, in a regular projective ornament with three motifs: a square, a quatrefoil, and four closely spaced circles. The preserved fragment has the form of a trapezoid and all edges are cut. 19th century, France. Height 38 cm, width 37 cm., A triangular piece of delicate net fabric laid flat on a solid background, with frayed uneven edges and a repeating embroidered motif of small floral-like shapes and diamond shapes across its surface; the fabric appears off-white or cream while the background is a cool mid-gray, and there is a small rectangular tag attached near one corner showing a hint of pale pink and beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_375

License type

Rights managed

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96.0Mb (10.3Mb) / 20.0in x 18.7in / 6000 x 5595 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace regular projective ornament three motifs square quatrefoil four closely spaced circles preserved fragment form trapezoid edges cut 19th century France Height 38 cm width 37 cm triangular piece delicate net fabric laid flat solid background frayed uneven edges repeating embroidered motif small floral- shapes diamond shapes across surface fabric off-white cream background cool mid-gray small rectangular tag attached near corner showing hint pale pink beige.