Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock; lace; clothing accessory; fashion. Lower edge: semicircular serrations bordered with fine serrations with geometric ornament. From the semicircular serrations upwards: a repeating floral ornament with a twig motif in triangular divisions. Above this, a small twig in a regular projection. Mid-19th century, France. Lace. Width 42 cm, length 430 cm., A long strip of delicate lace fabric laid flat against a gray background, showing a scalloped lower edge with an ornate floral embroidery pattern in off-white and cream tones, a repeated small floral motif across the body of the lace in similar off-white and cream, areas of frayed and uneven raw upper edge with some small holes, a few irregular darker brownish stains on the left and slightly toward the right, and several small irregular holes and worn spots scattered across the mesh.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_001

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.3Mb (5.3Mb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3106 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock lace clothing accessory fashion Lower edge semicircular serrations bordered fine serrations geometric ornament semicircular serrations upwards repeating floral ornament twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Mid-19th century France Lace Width 42 cm length 430 cm long strip delicate lace fabric laid flat gray background showing scalloped lower edge ornate floral embroidery pattern off-white cream tones repeated small floral motif across body cream areas frayed uneven raw upper edge small holes irregular darker brownish stains left slightly right several small irregular holes worn spots scattered across mesh.