Caption

Lace fragment, repossession provenance; bobbin lace, Malines Mechelen style, mid-18th century; fashion accessory. Motifs: floral sprigs, palmettes, leafy tendril, shells; motif contours outlined with additional thread. Varied mesh background including point de neige. Gently serrated lower edge. Dimensions: width 3 cm, length 35 cm., A narrow strip of lace fabric runs horizontally across a gray background, showing an intricate floral and scroll pattern with open mesh areas and solid embroidered motifs; the lace appears off-white or cream in color with a few small tan discolorations and slightly frayed edges, and the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_419

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.7Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 6.2in / 6000 x 1846 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment repossession provenance bobbin lace Malines Mechelen style mid-18th century fashion accessory Motifs floral sprigs palmettes leafy tendril shells motif contours outlined additional thread Varied mesh background point de neige Gently serrated lower edge Dimensions width 3 cm length 35 cm narrow strip lace fabric runs horizontally across gray background showing intricate floral scroll pattern open mesh areas solid embroidered motifs lace off-white cream color small tan discolorations slightly frayed edges background uniform medium gray.