Caption

A so-called Saxon lace belt, lace belt as men's clothing accessory; central continuous belt with geometric ornament including a circle containing an hourglass; side belts of similar width permanently connected; entire belt trimmed with fringe. 17th–18th century, Poland. Materials: lace. Dimensions: height 270 cm, width 25 cm., A close-up of a woven textile with a repeating openwork pattern in beige thread against a grey background, showing a band of decorative motifs across the upper third with several circular and diamond-shaped designs and areas of denser woven fill, and a lower area of looser knitted or crocheted mesh with repeating looped rows; visible textures include tightly embroidered sections, looser net-like stitches, and occasional small knots and frayed thread ends.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_399

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77.2Mb (6.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A -called Saxon lace belt lace belt men's clothing accessory central continuous belt geometric ornament circle containing hourglass side belts width permanently connected entire belt trimmed fringe 17th–18th century Poland Materials lace Dimensions height 270 cm width 25 cm close-up woven textile repeating openwork pattern beige thread grey background showing band decorative motifs across upper third several circular diamond-shaped designs areas denser woven fill lower area looser knitted crocheted mesh repeating looped rows visible textures include tightly embroidered sections looser net- stitches occasional small knots frayed thread ends.