Lace fragment - shuttlecock;, purchase, Fashion accessory; clothing ornament. Materials/technique: needle lace and bobbin lace, shuttlecocks; tiny spiders—needlework and bobbin ornament elements on factory-made tulle. Design: floral ornament with a large repeat; serrated lower edge with stylized feathery leaves and flower calyces; above them floral bouquets and flower projections. Date: 1st half of the 19th century. Place: France. Object type: lace. Dimensions: width 39 cm, length 328 cm., A length of delicate fabric with an overall muted gray background and an intricate off-white lace overlay, showing a repeating floral and foliate pattern. The lace includes several stylized flowers, leaves, and curling tendrils rendered in off-white thread, with areas of open mesh and denser embroidered motifs. Along the lower edge there is a scalloped border of ornate lacework with curved ornamental shapes and small circular motifs. The top edge appears slightly irregular with a torn or frayed finis...
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Lace fragment - shuttlecock;, purchase, Fashion accessory; clothing ornament. Materials/technique: needle lace and bobbin lace, shuttlecocks; tiny spiders—needlework and bobbin ornament elements on factory-made tulle. Design: floral ornament with a large repeat; serrated lower edge with stylized feathery leaves and flower calyces; above them floral bouquets and flower projections. Date: 1st half of the 19th century. Place: France. Object type: lace. Dimensions: width 39 cm, length 328 cm., A length of delicate fabric with an overall muted gray background and an intricate off-white lace overlay, showing a repeating floral and foliate pattern. The lace includes several stylized flowers, leaves, and curling tendrils rendered in off-white thread, with areas of open mesh and denser embroidered motifs. Along the lower edge there is a scalloped border of ornate lacework with curved ornamental shapes and small circular motifs. The top edge appears slightly irregular with a torn or frayed finish. The visible colors are gray for the base and off-white for the lace, with subtle variations in shading due to texture.

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Lace fragment - shuttlecock purchase Fashion accessory clothing ornament Materials technique needle lace bobbin lace shuttlecocks tiny spiders needlework bobbin ornament elements factory- tulle Design floral ornament large repeat serrated lower edge stylized feathery leaves flower calyces them floral bouquets flower projections Date 1st half 19th century Place France Object type lace Dimensions width 39 cm length 328 cm length delicate fabric muted gray background intricate off-white lace overlay showing repeating floral foliate pattern includes several stylized flowers leaves curling tendrils rendered off-white thread areas open mesh denser embroidered motifs lower edge scalloped border ornate lacework curved ornamental shapes small circular motifs top edge slightly irregular torn frayed finish visible colors gray base off-white subtle variations shading due texture.

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