Fragment of lace, lace, 17th/18th century, Belgium, fabric, lace, width 31 cm, length 76 cm, A rectangular piece of openwork fabric laid flat against a neutral background, showing a repeating ornate floral and scroll-like pattern made from metallic threads in shades of gold and bronze, with the ground formed by a net-like mesh of thin threads and the decorative motifs appearing raised and textured; the edges are irregular and scalloped, and a small label-like object is attached near one corner.
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Fragment of lace, lace, 17th/18th century, Belgium, fabric, lace, width 31 cm, length 76 cm, A rectangular piece of openwork fabric laid flat against a neutral background, showing a repeating ornate floral and scroll-like pattern made from metallic threads in shades of gold and bronze, with the ground formed by a net-like mesh of thin threads and the decorative motifs appearing raised and textured; the edges are irregular and scalloped, and a small label-like object is attached near one corner.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_360

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60.1Mb (4.5Mb) / 20.0in x 11.7in / 6000 x 3501 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace 17th 18th century Belgium fabric width 31 cm length 76 cm rectangular piece openwork fabric laid flat neutral background showing repeating ornate floral scroll- pattern metallic threads shades gold bronze ground formed net- mesh thin threads decorative motifs appearing raised textured edges irregular scalloped small label- object attached near corner.

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