Caption

Lace fragment, floral ornaments, Binche lace, ca. mid-18th century, Binche place of origin?, lace, width 4.5 cm, length 102 cm, A length of delicate lace fabric laid horizontally against a dark background, showing an intricate openwork pattern with floral and scroll-like motifs; the lace appears off-white or cream with fine threadwork forming loops, scalloped edges, and areas of denser and more open stitching that create texture and shadow against the black or very dark gray surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_407

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.2Mb (4.4Mb) / 16.3in x 8.6in / 4890 x 2587 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment floral ornaments Binche lace ca mid-18th century Binche place origin lace width 4.5 cm length 102 cm length delicate fabric laid horizontally dark background showing intricate openwork pattern floral scroll- motifs off-white cream fine threadwork forming loops scalloped edges areas denser open stitching create texture shadow black dark gray surface beneath.