Caption

Lace fragment, lace, 18th century, Europe, fabric, width 20 cm, length 120 cm, A rectangular piece of delicate openwork fabric with a net-like ground and an embroidered scrolling pattern, shown against a plain background. The textile displays a scalloped lower edge and a straight upper edge, with an apparent seam or join near the center. The embroidery and net appear in muted tones of gold and beige, while the background surface beneath the textile shows a cool gray. The fabric has areas of slight fraying and a few loose threads along the edges and seam. The overall visual effect is a repeating ornamental design of curved paisley-like motifs and small round fills across the netted field.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_407

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.0Mb (3.4Mb) / 20.0in x 8.1in / 6000 x 2444 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment lace 18th century Europe fabric width 20 cm length 120 cm rectangular piece delicate openwork fabric net- ground embroidered scrolling pattern shown plain background textile displays scalloped lower edge straight upper edge apparent seam join near center embroidery net muted tones gold beige background surface beneath textile cool gray areas slight fraying loose threads edges seam visual effect repeating ornamental design curved paisley- motifs small round fills across netted field.