Caption

Shawl, shawl; 1st half of the 19th century, France; women's clothing; clothing accessory; floral ornaments with meander motif — the meander is associated with straight flower branches with a single large flower directed towards the outer edge; outer edge serrated; lace; length 270 cm; width 63.5 cm; provenance: purchase., A mannequin draped in a long, sheer lace garment with floral and geometric patterns, shown from the back against a neutral backdrop; the lace is dark and contrasts with a light underlayer around the shoulders and waist, and the garment falls into scalloped edges with decorative motifs; the base and support are visible beneath the fabric and the background is a smooth gradient of pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl shawl 1st half 19th century France women's clothing clothing accessory floral ornaments meander motif meander associated straight flower branches single large flower directed towards outer edge outer edge serrated lace length 270 cm width 63.5 cm provenance purchase mannequin draped long sheer lace garment floral geometric patterns shown back neutral backdrop dark contrasts light underlayer shoulders waist garment falls scalloped edges decorative motifs base support visible beneath fabric background smooth gradient pale gray.