Caption

Lace fragment — shuttlecock, purchase provenance; fashion; clothing accessories. Needle lace and bobbin lace with 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 delicate off-white lace panel lies flat against a muted gray background, showing an intricate floral and foliate pattern worked in fine thread. The lace features a scalloped lower edge with ornate curved motifs and a few decorative circular medallions, while the field above contains a group of stylized flowers, leaves, and tendrils arranged in flowing sprays and connected by slender stems. Several areas display denser embroidered clusters contrasting with open net-like sections, and there are some tiny imperfections and loose threads along the top edge. The visible colors are off-white for the lace and gray for the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_025

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (10.6Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment shuttlecock purchase provenance fashion clothing accessories 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 delicate off-white lace panel lies flat muted gray background showing intricate floral foliate pattern worked fine thread lace features scalloped lower edge ornate curved motifs decorative circular medallions field contains group stylized flowers leaves tendrils arranged flowing sprays connected slender stems Several areas display denser embroidered clusters contrasting open net- sections tiny imperfections loose threads top edge visible colors off-white lace gray background.