Caption

Collar, creator unknown, origin unknown, floral ornaments; clothing accessory for women's fashion; embroidery; connected at the bottom by a wide, irregular inset; 2nd half of the 19th century, Europe; width 19 cm, length 50 cm., A decorative scalloped lace trim in an off-white or cream color arranged in an elongated oval shape against a flat medium gray background, showing intricate floral and scrolling motifs worked on a fine net ground with raised embroidered outlines, small layered flowers, leaf shapes, and curving paisley-like elements, the lace edge alternating between rounded scallops and pointed floral projections, with delicate open mesh areas contrasting the denser embroidered sections.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A12_454

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (3.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Collar creator unknown origin unknown floral ornaments clothing accessory women's fashion embroidery connected bottom wide irregular inset 2nd half 19th century Europe width 19 cm length 50 cm decorative scalloped lace trim off-white cream color arranged elongated oval shape flat medium gray background showing intricate floral scrolling motifs worked fine net ground raised embroidered outlines small layered flowers leaf shapes curving paisley- elements lace edge alternating rounded scallops pointed floral projections delicate open mesh areas contrasting denser sections.