Caption

Lace fragment, floral ornaments, Binche lace, ca. mid-18th century, Binche place of origin ?, Henryków German: Heinrichau, lace, width 4.5 cm, length 102 cm, A horizontal strip of lace with a scalloped upper edge sits against a smooth background. The lace is light in color with an intricate floral and scroll pattern made of fine threads and openwork; areas of dense stitching contrast with delicate mesh. The scalloped top shows repeating rounded arches and tiny picot-like edges, while the lower edge is straighter and slightly uneven. Visible colors include off-white for the lace and gray for the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (3.0Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment floral ornaments Binche lace ca mid-18th century Binche place origin Henryków German Heinrichau lace width 4.5 cm length 102 cm horizontal strip scalloped upper edge sits smooth background light color intricate floral scroll pattern fine threads openwork areas dense stitching contrast delicate mesh scalloped top repeating rounded arches tiny picot- edges lower edge straighter slightly uneven Visible colors include off-white gray background.