Caption

Collar, lace clothing accessory for women's fashion; lace collar with shell-and-lace motifs around the outer serrated edge. Collar is widest at the middle, tapering to elongated ends; inner edges are cut and unsecured. 2nd half of the 19th century. Possible origin: Belgium or France. Materials: lace. Dimensions: width 23 cm, length 81 cm., A delicate lace garment in black laid flat against a light gray background, forming a U-shaped collar with scalloped outer edges and a narrow opening at the top, the lace featuring an intricate floral pattern with clusters of small and larger flower motifs and leafy swirls, the fabric appearing sheer with fine netting between the embroidered designs and subtle variations in texture where the floral embroidery is denser, the edges showing slight irregularities and soft frayed threads in places.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_443

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Rights managed

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83.6Mb (7.8Mb) / 16.2in x 20.0in / 4869 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Collar lace clothing accessory women's fashion lace collar shell- -lace motifs outer serrated edge widest middle tapering elongated ends inner edges cut unsecured 2nd half 19th century Possible origin Belgium France Materials Dimensions width 23 cm length 81 cm delicate lace garment black laid flat light gray background forming U-shaped collar scalloped outer edges narrow opening top lace featuring intricate floral pattern clusters small larger flower motifs leafy swirls fabric appearing sheer fine netting embroidered designs subtle variations texture floral embroidery denser edges showing slight irregularities soft frayed threads places.