Caption

Shawl; maker, shawl; fashion; women's clothing; clothing accessory; floral ornaments; meander ornament. The meander is associated with straight flower branches with a single large flower directed towards the outer edge. The outer edge is serrated. 1st half of the 19th century, France. Lace. Length 270 cm; width 63.5 cm., A mannequin torso draped with a long, sheer lace shawl featuring intricate floral and geometric patterns, displayed against a smooth light gray background and mounted on a pale bluish-gray square base; the visible colors are black on the lace, cream on the mannequin torso, pale bluish-gray on the base, and various tones of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_378

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl maker shawl fashion women's clothing clothing accessory floral ornaments meander ornament meander associated straight flower branches single large flower directed towards outer edge serrated 1st half 19th century France Lace Length 270 cm width 63.5 cm mannequin torso draped long sheer lace shawl featuring intricate floral geometric patterns displayed smooth light gray background mounted pale bluish-gray square base visible colors black lace cream mannequin torso pale bluish-gray base various tones gray background.