Caption

Lace fragment, early 18th century, Binche. Plant ornaments with rosette and rose motifs; twig motif with large leaves and flowers. Upper straight edge has half stars with rosettes inside; lower edge is gently serrated. Background varied. Lace fabric; width 3 cm, length 130.5 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace with a scalloped lower edge stretches across a gray background; the lace is off-white with small areas of light tan discoloration, featuring an intricate openwork pattern of swirling floral and leaf-like motifs, fine looping threads, and tiny holes, with slightly irregular edges and a few loose fibers visible.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_059

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.5Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 10.0in / 6000 x 3001 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment early 18th century Binche Plant ornaments rosette rose motifs twig motif large leaves flowers Upper straight edge half stars rosettes inside lower edge gently serrated Background varied Lace fabric width 3 cm length 130.5 cm horizontal strip delicate lace scalloped lower edge stretches across gray background lace off-white small areas light tan discoloration featuring intricate openwork pattern swirling floral leaf- motifs fine looping threads tiny holes slightly irregular edges loose fibers visible.