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 floral ornament repeating 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 delicate piece of lace fabric with an overall gray background and off-white or cream embroidered floral motifs, showing a repeating pattern of vertical floral sprays and small dot accents on a fine hexagonal mesh; the lower edge has a scalloped border with ornate scrollwork and floral clusters, and the embroidery includes leaves, tiny blossoms, and curling tendrils in the off-white or cream color against the gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_011

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (7.5Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock lace clothing accessory fashion Lower edge semicircular serrations bordered fine serrations geometric ornament semicircular serrations upwards floral ornament repeating twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Mid-19th century France Lace Width 42 cm length 430 cm delicate piece lace fabric gray background off-white cream embroidered floral motifs showing repeating pattern vertical floral sprays small dot accents fine hexagonal mesh lower edge scalloped border ornate scrollwork floral clusters embroidery includes leaves tiny blossoms curling tendrils cream color gray.