Caption

Lace fragment, purchase provenance; lace with plant ornaments. Serrated on one side, pattern of flowers, fan-shaped leaves, and ovoid rosettes above them. Rose flowers between the leaves, and sprigs of other small flowers above them. Background fond de gaze. 2nd half of the 19th century, Brussels; lace, width 8.5 cm, length 127 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace in off-white spans the image against a gray background, featuring an intricate repeating pattern of floral motifs and ornate scrollwork; a few large scalloped floral rosettes sit along the lower edge, connected by ornate fan-shaped and curved designs with openwork details, while a group of smaller embroidered flowers and leafy sprigs fill the central netted ground above them; the top edge shows a narrow band of more geometric, ladder-like lacework; overall colors visible are off-white lace and a medium gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_493

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.8Mb (4.6Mb) / 20.0in x 10.8in / 6000 x 3253 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment purchase provenance lace plant ornaments Serrated side pattern flowers fan-shaped leaves ovoid rosettes them Rose flowers leaves sprigs small flowers Background fond de gaze 2nd half 19th century Brussels width 8.5 cm length 127 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white spans image gray background featuring intricate repeating pattern floral motifs ornate scrollwork large scalloped floral rosettes sit lower edge connected ornate fan-shaped curved designs openwork details group smaller embroidered leafy sprigs fill central netted ground top edge narrow band geometric ladder- lacework colors visible off-white lace medium gray background.