Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace, one edge finished with picots, 17th century, Flanders; width 6.5 cm, length 31 cm., No background. Repossession, A rectangular piece of openwork lace laid flat against a smooth background, showing an intricate repeating pattern of interconnected loops and small circular openings; the lace appears off-white to beige with subtle darker brownish spots or stains in places, and the background is a solid medium gray; edges of the lace are slightly irregular with a few frayed threads and tiny loose ends, and the lace surface shows slight variations in tone and texture across its length.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_047

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.9Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3137 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace edge finished picots 17th century Flanders width 6.5 cm length 31 cm No background Repossession rectangular piece openwork lace laid flat smooth background showing intricate repeating pattern interconnected loops small circular openings lace off-white beige subtle darker brownish spots stains places background solid medium gray edges slightly irregular frayed threads tiny loose ends lace surface slight variations tone texture across length.