Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock;, Mid-19th century, France. Lace shuttlecocks, clothing accessories; fashion. Lower edge: semicircular serrations bordered with fine serrations with geometric ornament. From the semicircular serrations upwards: a floral ornament repeating with a twig motif in triangular divisions. Above this, a small twig in a regular projection. Dimensions: width 42 cm, length 430 cm., A long piece of delicate lace fabric laid flat against a gray background, primarily cream or off-white in color, with a scalloped lower edge and a straight upper edge that shows some fraying; the lace has a repeating pattern of small floral motifs across the field and larger, more intricate floral sprays rising from the scalloped border, with visible tiny holes and a few small darker discolorations in the fabric; the background behind the lace is a smooth mid-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_003

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.3Mb (5.6Mb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3106 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock Mid-19th century France Lace shuttlecocks clothing accessories fashion Lower edge semicircular serrations bordered fine serrations geometric ornament semicircular serrations upwards floral ornament repeating twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Dimensions width 42 cm length 430 cm long piece delicate lace fabric laid flat gray background primarily cream off-white color scalloped lower edge straight upper edge fraying lace repeating pattern small floral motifs across field larger intricate floral sprays rising scalloped border visible tiny holes small darker discolorations fabric background smooth mid-gray.