Caption

Doily, doilies, decorative fabric, lace, embroidery. Round doily sewn from two pieces of machine lace, bobbin lace, and fabric with colorful petit point embroidery. Five medallions are arranged in the central circle, each surrounded by bobbin lace, with four oval lace medallions with floral branches between the medallions. Mid-19th century, Europe. Fabric, lace; diameter 115 cm., A circular textile with a central round medallion and a symmetrical arrangement of smaller round motifs, all set within concentric ornamental bands; the piece features intricate lacework and embroidered floral designs, with scalloped floral frames around the round motifs, interlaced ribbon-like patterns connecting them, and leaf-and-vine motifs filling oval spaces; the colors visible are cream, beige, gold, brown, green, pink, and red; the outermost edge shows a decorative woven border, followed by a wide pleated or gathered band, then a fine netted area leading into the central embellished section.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_366

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Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (8.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Doily doilies decorative fabric lace embroidery Round doily sewn two pieces machine lace bobbin lace fabric colorful petit point embroidery Five medallions arranged central circle surrounded four oval lace medallions floral branches medallions Mid-19th century Europe Fabric diameter 115 cm circular textile central round medallion symmetrical arrangement smaller motifs set within concentric ornamental bands piece features intricate lacework embroidered floral designs scalloped floral frames round motifs interlaced ribbon- patterns connecting them leaf- -vine motifs filling oval spaces colors visible cream beige gold brown green pink red outermost edge decorative woven border followed wide pleated gathered band fine netted area leading central embellished section.