Caption

Lace fragment, needle-stitched lace, highly elongated openwork ovals. Above the edge ornament, against a mesh background, a winding line interrupted by openwork circles; in the bends of the line, a rather large three-leafed branch projection. 18th century, France, width 3.5 cm, length 42.5 cm., Repossession, A long narrow strip of lace displayed horizontally against a gray background, the lace is off-white to cream in color with a fine netted ground and a scalloped lower edge; a decorative pattern of interconnected loops and braided lines runs along the length, with small floral and leaf motifs interspersed above the main border, and there are a few irregular holes and slight fraying along the top edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_451

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.4Mb (946.5Kb) / 20.0in x 5.7in / 6000 x 1714 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment needle-stitched lace highly elongated openwork ovals edge ornament mesh background winding line interrupted openwork circles bends line large three-leafed branch projection 18th century France width 3.5 cm length 42.5 cm Repossession long narrow strip lace displayed horizontally gray background off-white cream color fine netted ground scalloped lower edge decorative pattern interconnected loops braided lines runs length small floral leaf motifs interspersed main border irregular holes slight fraying top edge.