Lace fragment, needle lace Alençon, 18th century, France;, Description: a flower branch parallel to the edge; above the branch, in the projection, circles made of small circles; below the branch, on the edge, a row of small circles with the edge corresponding to the circles—small semicircular serrations. Dimensions: width 6.5 cm, length 32 cm. Repossession, A horizontal strip of delicate lace with an intricate floral and looped pattern sits against a smooth background; the lace is predominantly off-white or cream with a fine netting base and raised embroidered motifs that include a scalloped top edge of small circular loops, a sinuous vine-like band, and a repeated arrangement of teardrop and petal shapes dangling above a field dotted with small clustered rosettes; the background visible through the lace and surrounding it is a uniform medium gray, and the overall image shows subtle shadows and slight irregularities along the lower edge of the lace.
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Lace fragment, needle lace Alençon, 18th century, France;, Description: a flower branch parallel to the edge; above the branch, in the projection, circles made of small circles; below the branch, on the edge, a row of small circles with the edge corresponding to the circles—small semicircular serrations. Dimensions: width 6.5 cm, length 32 cm. Repossession, A horizontal strip of delicate lace with an intricate floral and looped pattern sits against a smooth background; the lace is predominantly off-white or cream with a fine netting base and raised embroidered motifs that include a scalloped top edge of small circular loops, a sinuous vine-like band, and a repeated arrangement of teardrop and petal shapes dangling above a field dotted with small clustered rosettes; the background visible through the lace and surrounding it is a uniform medium gray, and the overall image shows subtle shadows and slight irregularities along the lower edge of the lace.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A11_465

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Lace fragment needle lace Alençon 18th century France Description flower branch parallel edge branch projection circles small circles row edge corresponding small semicircular serrations Dimensions width 6.5 cm length 32 cm Repossession horizontal strip delicate lace intricate floral looped pattern sits smooth background lace predominantly off-white cream fine netting base raised embroidered motifs include scalloped top edge small circular loops sinuous vine- band repeated arrangement teardrop petal shapes dangling field dotted small clustered rosettes background visible surrounding uniform medium gray image subtle shadows slight irregularities lower edge lace.

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