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 place of origin; lace; width 7.7 cm, length 521 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace laid flat against a plain background, showing a repeating ornate pattern with floral and scroll-like motifs connected by fine netting; the lace appears off-white or cream with intricate openwork and scalloped lower edge, and the background is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_487

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 place origin width 7.7 cm length 521 cm horizontal strip delicate lace laid flat plain background showing repeating ornate pattern floral scroll- motifs connected fine netting off-white cream intricate openwork scalloped lower edge background uniform medium gray.