Caption

Shawl, shawl; shawls; fashion; women's clothing; clothing accessories; 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. Clothing, lace. Length 270 cm, width 63.5 cm., A rectangular piece of dark lace fabric with an ornate floral and geometric pattern occupies most of the image, showing a scalloped edge along the bottom and sides; the lace is primarily black with variations in shading where the intricate floral motifs, leaves, and vine-like scrolls contrast against a slightly lighter background, and a border of blocky geometric shapes alternates with floral elements around the interior; a small color calibration chart with several colored squares appears near the top edge, and the overall background behind the lace is a pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_380

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (9.1Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl shawl shawls fashion women's clothing clothing accessories floral ornaments meander ornament meander associated straight flower branches single large flower directed towards outer edge serrated 1st half 19th century France Clothing lace Length 270 cm width 63.5 cm rectangular piece dark fabric ornate floral geometric pattern occupies image showing scalloped edge bottom sides primarily black variations shading intricate floral motifs leaves vine- scrolls contrast slightly lighter background border blocky geometric shapes alternates floral elements interior small color calibration chart several colored squares near top edge background pale gray.