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 repeating floral ornament with a twig motif in triangular divisions; above this, a small twig in a regular projection. Materials: lace. Dimensions: width 42 cm, length 430 cm., A length of delicate lace fabric with an overall beige or off-white embroidered floral pattern set against a gray background, showing a repeating design of vertical vine-like motifs with small flowers and leaves connected by dotted netting, and a scalloped lower edge featuring denser floral embroidery and ornamental loops.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_012

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (7.5Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (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 repeating floral ornament twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Materials lace Dimensions width 42 cm length 430 cm length delicate lace fabric beige off-white embroidered floral pattern set gray background showing repeating design vertical vine- motifs small flowers leaves connected dotted netting scalloped lower edge featuring denser floral embroidery ornamental loops.