Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock;, Purchased provenance. Fashion 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 length of delicate lace fabric in shades of white and off-white lies against a gray background; the lace features an intricate floral and foliate pattern with a scalloped lower edge, showing clusters of stylized flowers, leaves, tendrils, and ornamental loops arranged in a repeating, flowing design, with some areas of slightly darker off-white thread and subtle shadowing that emphasize texture and raised embroidery.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_024

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (8.9Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock Purchased provenance Fashion 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 shades white off-white lies gray background lace features intricate floral foliate pattern scalloped lower edge showing clusters stylized flowers leaves tendrils ornamental loops arranged repeating flowing design areas slightly darker off-white thread subtle shadowing emphasize texture raised embroidery.