Caption

Fragment of lace, Alençon lace, decorated with small twigs in projections and a tendril with feathery leaves running parallel to the edge against a mesh background, 2nd half of the 18th century, France, lace, width 8.5 cm, length 54 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace in an off-white or cream color stretches across a neutral gray background; the lace features a fine hexagonal mesh filled with a scattered pattern of small rosette-like motifs and a continuous embroidered border along the lower edge composed of sinuous vine shapes with leafy clusters and curled tendrils, while the top edge has a narrow scalloped trim; the overall texture appears intricate and slightly raised against the smooth gray surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_480

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (3.3Mb) / 20.0in x 9.1in / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace Alençon lace decorated small twigs projections tendril feathery leaves running parallel edge mesh background 2nd half 18th century France width 8.5 cm length 54 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white cream color stretches across neutral gray background lace features fine hexagonal mesh filled scattered pattern small rosette- motifs continuous embroidered border lower edge composed sinuous vine shapes leafy clusters curled tendrils top edge narrow scalloped trim texture intricate slightly raised smooth gray surface.