Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock; maker, purchase provenance; fashion, clothing accessory; needle lace and bobbin lace shuttlecocks; tiny spiders — needlework and bobbin ornament elements on factory-made tulle; floral ornament with a large repeat; serrated lower edge with stylized feathery leaves and flower calyces, above them floral bouquets and flower projections; 1st half of the 19th century, France; lace; width 39 cm, length 328 cm, A length of delicate lace fabric laid flat against a smooth background, showing an ornate floral and scrollwork embroidered border with scalloped lower edge; the lace is primarily off-white or cream with intricate motifs of flowers, leaves, vines, and looping paisley-like shapes, set on a fine translucent netting that appears pale gray where visible, and the background around the lace is a uniform medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_015

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.2Mb (5.1Mb) / 20.0in x 10.1in / 6000 x 3039 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock maker purchase provenance fashion clothing accessory needle lace bobbin lace shuttlecocks tiny spiders needlework bobbin ornament elements factory- tulle floral ornament large repeat serrated lower edge stylized feathery leaves flower calyces them floral bouquets flower projections 1st half 19th century France lace width 39 cm length 328 cm length delicate lace fabric laid flat smooth background showing ornate floral scrollwork embroidered border scalloped lower edge primarily off-white cream intricate motifs flowers leaves vines looping paisley- shapes set fine translucent netting pale gray visible background uniform medium gray.