Lace fragment, lace, 2nd half of the 18th century, possibly Flanders, fabric, width 7.5 cm, length 35 cm., A long, narrow, irregularly shaped openwork piece made of metallic thread in gold tones laid flat against a smooth light gray background, with tangled loops and braided strands forming a loose network and a few denser woven patches, frayed loose ends and wispy threads extending from the edges, and subtle variations in the gold appearance where the threads catch the light.
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Lace fragment, lace, 2nd half of the 18th century, possibly Flanders, fabric, width 7.5 cm, length 35 cm., A long, narrow, irregularly shaped openwork piece made of metallic thread in gold tones laid flat against a smooth light gray background, with tangled loops and braided strands forming a loose network and a few denser woven patches, frayed loose ends and wispy threads extending from the edges, and subtle variations in the gold appearance where the threads catch the light.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_356

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Lace fragment lace 2nd half 18th century Flanders fabric width 7.5 cm length 35 cm long narrow irregularly shaped openwork piece metallic thread gold tones laid flat smooth light gray background tangled loops braided strands forming loose network denser woven patches frayed loose ends wispy threads extending edges subtle variations gold appearance threads catch light.

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