Caption

Lace fragment, purchased provenance noted, lace, Malines Mechelen lace, shell and plant pattern; mesh background: point de neige and drochelle; 2nd half of the 18th century; Mechelen; lace; width 7.7 cm, length 521 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace laid against a smooth background, showing an intricate repeating floral and scrollwork pattern with a scalloped lower edge and a straight upper edge; the lace has open hexagonal mesh sections interspersed with denser embroidered motifs that form stylized flowers and curving vines, and the piece appears in shades of off-white and cream against a medium gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_486

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (3.4Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment purchased provenance noted lace Malines Mechelen lace shell plant pattern mesh background point de neige drochelle 2nd half 18th century Mechelen width 7.7 cm length 521 cm horizontal strip delicate lace laid smooth background showing intricate repeating floral scrollwork pattern scalloped lower edge straight upper edge open hexagonal mesh sections interspersed denser embroidered motifs form stylized flowers curving vines piece shades off-white cream medium gray backdrop.