Caption

Fragment of bobbin lace with plant ornaments, 18th century, Flanders;, width 7 cm, length 74 cm., A length of delicate lace in off-white with an intricate openwork pattern sprawls horizontally across a neutral gray background, showing a floral and scroll motif composed of looping threads and airy mesh; the top edge features a scalloped decorative trim with small triangular openings, while the bottom edge has a narrow band of geometric openwork; the lace displays a soft cream color contrasted against the cool blue-gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_430

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.1Mb (3.6Mb) / 20.0in x 8.8in / 6000 x 2625 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bobbin lace plant ornaments 18th century Flanders width 7 cm length 74 cm length delicate lace off-white intricate openwork pattern sprawls horizontally across neutral gray background showing floral scroll motif composed looping threads airy mesh top edge features scalloped decorative trim small triangular openings bottom edge narrow band geometric openwork lace displays soft cream color contrasted cool blue-gray backdrop.