Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace Malines/Mechelen, 18th century; plant ornaments with floral branches and tendrils in the bends of a ribbon; straight edges, bottom edge with two trails repeating the tendril motif schematic; various mesh backgrounds; side edges folded and hemmed; width 11 cm, length 72.5 cm., A long strip of lace with intricate openwork laid horizontally against a smooth background; the lace appears off-white or cream and shows a repeating pattern of swirling floral and foliate motifs created from fine threads and tiny mesh areas, with a denser decorative band near the lower edge featuring braided and scalloped shapes; the background is a uniform gray that contrasts with the lighter lace, and the overall image emphasizes the texture and delicate holes of the fabric.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_432

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (3.9Mb) / 20.0in x 9.1in / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace Malines Mechelen 18th century plant ornaments floral branches tendrils bends ribbon straight edges bottom edge two trails repeating tendril motif schematic various mesh backgrounds side edges folded hemmed width 11 cm length 72.5 cm long strip lace intricate openwork laid horizontally smooth background off-white cream repeating pattern swirling floral foliate motifs created fine threads tiny mesh areas denser decorative band near lower edge featuring braided scalloped shapes background uniform gray contrasts lighter lace image emphasizes texture delicate holes fabric.