Caption

Lace fragment - shuttlecock; maker, mid-19th century, France. Lace shuttlecock used as a clothing accessory or fashion ornament. 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. Materials: lace. Width 42 cm, length 430 cm., A length of sheer fabric laid flat, showing an overall pale gray background with an intricate embroidered pattern in off-white or cream; a scalloped embroidered edge runs along the bottom with repeating floral and vine motifs, above which a denser band of embroidered branch-like shapes rises, and a more open field of small embroidered sprigs and dots fills the upper area; the fabric shows a few small holes and a few areas of fraying along the top edge, and a small discolored spot with a brownish tone on the left side.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_007

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77.2Mb (12.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment - shuttlecock maker mid-19th century France Lace shuttlecock clothing accessory fashion ornament Lower edge semicircular serrations bordered fine serrations geometric ornament semicircular serrations upwards repeating floral ornament twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Materials lace Width 42 cm length 430 cm length sheer fabric laid flat showing pale gray background intricate embroidered pattern off-white cream scalloped edge runs bottom repeating floral vine motifs denser band embroidered branch- shapes rises open field small sprigs dots fills upper area fabric small holes areas fraying top edge discolored spot brownish tone left side.