Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock;, needle lace and bobbin lace; shuttlecocks; tiny spiders — needlework and bobbin ornament elements on factory-made tulle. Floral ornament with a large repeat. On the serrated lower edge are stylized feathery leaves and flower calyces; above them are floral bouquets and flower projections. 1st half of the 19th century, France. Lace; width 39 cm; length 328 cm., The image shows a horizontal piece of delicate lace fabric against a gray background, featuring an ornate floral pattern with a scalloped lower edge. The lace is off-white or cream in color, with intricate embroidered flowers, leaves, and vine motifs spread across a fine netted ground. The top edge of the fabric appears torn or uneven, and there are subtle darker spots or stains visible on the netting. The scalloped border includes circular and looped decorative elements, and the overall texture appears fine and airy with visible embroidery density variations. The predominant colors visible are cream, off-white, and shades of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_016

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.2Mb (7.7Mb) / 20.0in x 10.1in / 6000 x 3039 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock 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 image horizontal piece delicate lace fabric gray background featuring ornate floral pattern scalloped lower edge lace off-white cream color intricate embroidered flowers leaves vine motifs spread across fine netted ground top edge fabric torn uneven subtle darker spots stains visible netting scalloped border includes circular looped decorative elements texture airy visible embroidery density variations predominant colors visible shades gray background.