Caption

So-called Saxon lace belt; maker, lace belt for men's clothing; 17th–18th century, Poland. Central continuous belt with geometric ornament including a circle containing an hourglass; side belts of similar width permanently connected; entire belt trimmed with fringe. Materials: lace; dimensions: height 270 cm, width 25 cm., A horizontal piece of lace or trim with a repeating decorative pattern and fringed edges, shown flat against a neutral background; the lace has openwork sections with looped and knotted designs forming geometric and circular motifs, alternating with tighter mesh bands, and the top and bottom edges have long tasseled fringes. The visible colors are shades of beige and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_391

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (7.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

-called Saxon lace belt maker lace belt men's clothing 17th–18th century Poland Central continuous belt geometric ornament circle containing hourglass side belts width permanently connected entire belt trimmed fringe Materials lace dimensions height 270 cm width 25 cm horizontal piece trim repeating decorative pattern fringed edges shown flat neutral background openwork sections looped knotted designs forming geometric circular motifs alternating tighter mesh bands top bottom edges long tasseled fringes visible colors shades beige gray.