Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace Binche lace, 18th century. Background: mesh with large, rounded meshes. Edges of motifs uncontoured. Large, narrow laces are sewn on at the bottom edge; the wider one has a motif of flower branches arranged in a twig; the other, narrower one, has a motif of a flower tendril. Width 12 cm, length 61 cm., A horizontal strip of lace displayed against a solid background, showing a delicate openwork pattern with a floral and scroll motif. The lace appears in shades of off-white and cream with subtle variations in tone, and the background behind and below the lace is a smooth gray. The lace has a scalloped lower edge and a slightly uneven upper edge, with a few rows of denser woven bands running parallel to the edges. The overall texture is intricate and airy, with small holes and looping threads forming repeating decorative shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_440

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (4.2Mb) / 20.0in x 9.1in / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace Binche lace 18th century Background mesh large rounded meshes Edges motifs uncontoured Large narrow laces sewn bottom edge wider motif flower branches arranged twig narrower flower tendril Width 12 cm length 61 cm horizontal strip lace displayed solid background showing delicate openwork pattern floral scroll motif lace shades off-white cream subtle variations tone background smooth gray scalloped lower edge slightly uneven upper edge rows denser woven bands running parallel edges texture intricate airy small holes looping threads forming repeating decorative shapes.