Caption

Shawl, floral ornaments; at each end are three flower sprigs with various plants such as ears of grain, vines, flowers and leaves; throws of flower sprigs around the longer edges; smooth interior; fashion accessory for women's clothing; 1820–1840; Europe; length 225 cm, width 59 cm., A rectangular embroidered textile with scalloped edges laid flat on a dark background, showing a delicate sheer fabric in a pale off-white color. Along the sides and bottom edge there are repeated floral embroidery motifs in the same pale off-white thread, forming vertical columns of flowers and leaves; the central area of the textile is mostly sheer with subtle texture of the netting. The side borders feature a repeating circular floral pattern with small leaves, while the bottom border displays several tall stems with clustered blossoms, leafy fronds, and small round berry-like motifs. The scalloped hem is outlined with denser stitching in the off-white color, and the background behind the textile appears nearly black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_431

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.7Mb (6.0Mb) / 13.4in x 10.9in / 4020 x 3274 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl floral ornaments three flower sprigs various plants ears grain vines flowers leaves throws flower sprigs longer edges smooth interior fashion accessory women's clothing 1820–1840 Europe length 225 cm width 59 cm rectangular embroidered textile scalloped edges laid flat dark background showing delicate sheer fabric pale off-white color sides bottom edge repeated floral embroidery motifs pale off-white thread forming vertical columns central area mostly sheer subtle texture netting side borders feature repeating circular floral pattern small leaves bottom border displays several tall stems clustered blossoms leafy fronds small round berry- motifs scalloped hem outlined denser stitching off-white color background nearly black.