Caption

Lace fragment - shuttlecock., 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 are floral bouquets and flower projections. 1st half of the 19th century, France. Lace. Width 39 cm; length 328 cm., A piece of delicate lace fabric pictured against a neutral background, showing an intricate floral and scrollwork embroidery in a creamy off-white color on a muted gray ground; the lace edge is scalloped with a few torn and frayed areas along the top, and the design includes a group of stylized flowers, leaves, and looping vine motifs distributed across the fabric with varied openwork and solid embroidered textures in shades of off-white and cream set against the gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_023

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (9.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment - shuttlecock 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 piece delicate lace fabric pictured neutral background showing intricate floral scrollwork embroidery creamy off-white color muted gray ground lace edge scalloped torn frayed areas top design includes group stylized flowers leaves looping vine motifs distributed across fabric varied openwork solid embroidered textures shades off-white cream set gray backdrop.