Caption

Lace fragment, needle lace, floral ornaments with a pattern of large, thick branches with stylized flowers and leaves; details executed in relief; joints rarely with rosettes snowflakes. 2nd half of the 19th century, Italy. Materials: lace, fabric. Dimensions: width 15 cm, length 248 cm. Creator, purchase provenance., A wide horizontal strip of openwork lace with an intricate floral and foliate pattern rests against a neutral background; the lace appears ivory or off-white and features interconnected motifs including stylized flowers, leaves, scrolls, and tendrils formed by solid embroidered areas and delicate connecting bars, with a narrow decorative border along the lower edge. The background visible through the lace is a smooth mid-gray, and subtle shadows from the raised embroidery create gentle tonal variations where the lace overlaps the surface. The overall impression shows the contrast between the pale lace and the gray background, highlighting the texture and three-dimensional quality of the stitched motifs.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_477

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 9.1in / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment needle lace floral ornaments pattern large thick branches stylized flowers leaves details executed relief joints rarely rosettes snowflakes 2nd half 19th century Italy Materials lace fabric Dimensions width 15 cm length 248 cm Creator purchase provenance wide horizontal strip openwork lace intricate floral foliate pattern rests neutral background ivory off-white features interconnected motifs scrolls tendrils formed solid embroidered areas delicate connecting bars narrow decorative border lower edge background visible smooth mid-gray subtle shadows raised embroidery create gentle tonal variations lace overlaps surface impression contrast pale lace gray background highlighting texture three-dimensional quality stitched motifs.