Caption

A so-called Saxon lace belt, creator unknown, lace belt for men's clothing, clothing accessory; central continuous belt with a geometric ornament including a circle containing an hourglass; side belts of similar width permanently connected; entire belt trimmed with fringe; 17th–18th century, Poland; lace; height 270 cm, width 25 cm., A close-up view of a textile featuring a repeating openwork pattern in beige and gray tones, with a top band of decorative embroidered motifs set against a gray background, a middle section of a netlike lattice, and a lower fringe of loose threads; the embroidery shows several circular and diamond-shaped stitched elements in beige, the net section displays a repeating diamond mesh also in beige over gray, and the bottom fringe consists of a group of hanging beige threads.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_398

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (7.5Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A -called Saxon lace belt creator unknown lace belt men's clothing clothing accessory central continuous belt geometric ornament circle containing hourglass side belts width permanently connected entire belt trimmed fringe 17th–18th century Poland lace height 270 cm width 25 cm close-up view textile featuring repeating openwork pattern beige gray tones top band decorative embroidered motifs set gray background middle section netlike lattice lower fringe loose threads embroidery several circular diamond-shaped stitched elements net section displays repeating diamond mesh also gray bottom fringe consists group hanging beige threads.