Caption

Cape in the form of an elongated rhombus, made of black lace with floral motifs. The edge is serrated in accordance with the forms of floral rosettes placed in a row along the edge. 2nd half of the 19th century, France. Garment; height 75 cm, width 164 cm., A dress form wearing a sheer black lace triangular shawl draped over the shoulders, with floral lace motifs and scalloped edges, the lace appearing delicate and slightly frayed in places, set against a plain light gray background; visible colors include black, off-white from the dress form, and shades of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_392

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cape form elongated rhombus black lace floral motifs edge serrated accordance forms floral rosettes placed row 2nd half 19th century France Garment height 75 cm width 164 cm dress form wearing sheer black lace triangular shawl draped shoulders floral motifs scalloped edges appearing delicate slightly frayed places set plain light gray background visible colors include black off-white dress form shades gray background.