Caption

Fragment of bobbin lace, 18th century, Flanders; width 9 cm, length 51 cm; subject: lace; maker, provenance includes repossession; place: Henryków German: Heinrichau., A long narrow strip of openwork lace laid flat against a solid muted gray background, the lace appearing off-white to cream with a delicate, airy texture and an intricate repeating floral-like motif visible across its length, surrounded by a fine netted ground; one end of the lace has a small cluster of tags attached with thin strings in pale beige and light green hues, and the lace edges are slightly irregular with subtle scalloping and fine threadwork.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_437

License type

Rights managed

Available size

21.8Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 4.2in / 6000 x 1271 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment bobbin lace 18th century Flanders width 9 cm length 51 cm subject lace maker provenance includes repossession place Henryków German Heinrichau long narrow strip openwork lace laid flat solid muted gray background appearing off-white cream delicate airy texture intricate repeating floral- motif visible across length surrounded fine netted ground small cluster tags attached thin strings pale beige light green hues lace edges slightly irregular subtle scalloping fine threadwork.