Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace, white, with a floral tendril ornament on a point de neige background, ca. mid-18th century, Binche place of origin?, fabrics, width 4.5 cm, length 32 cm, A long narrow strip of lace laid horizontally against a flat background, showing a scalloped top edge and a straight bottom edge with frayed ends; the lace has an open, intricate floral and scroll pattern with dense embroidered areas and mesh-like sections, appearing delicate and slightly irregular in shape. The visible colors are off-white and cream for the lace and a medium gray for the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_408

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace white floral tendril ornament point de neige background ca mid-18th century Binche place origin fabrics width 4.5 cm length 32 cm long narrow strip lace laid horizontally flat background showing scalloped top edge straight bottom edge frayed ends open intricate floral scroll pattern dense embroidered areas mesh- sections appearing delicate slightly irregular shape visible colors off-white cream medium gray background.