Caption

Shawl, shawl; clothing accessory; women's clothing; fashion; lace with serrated edges; design features: twigs with two flowers in the bends and curling flower twigs in the middle part; 19th century, Europe; length 48 cm, width 260 cm., The image shows a length of intricately patterned lace laid flat against a smooth background. The lace features a repeating floral motif with a scalloped edge composed of round flower shapes and leafy scrolls; between the scallops are flowing garlands of flowers and foliage woven into a fine net ground. A few larger floral clusters and stylized leaves form a central band, while several smaller blossoms and sprigs fill the spaces, creating an overall dense, delicate pattern. Visible colors include off-white for the lace and a cool gray for the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_378

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.2Mb (6.7Mb) / 20.0in x 10.3in / 6000 x 3098 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shawl shawl clothing accessory women's clothing fashion lace serrated edges design features twigs two flowers bends curling flower twigs middle part 19th century Europe length 48 cm width 260 cm image length intricately patterned lace laid flat smooth background lace features repeating floral motif scalloped edge composed round flower shapes leafy scrolls scallops flowing garlands flowers foliage woven fine net ground larger floral clusters stylized leaves form central band several smaller blossoms sprigs fill spaces creating dense delicate pattern Visible colors include off-white cool gray background.