Caption

Lace fragment, bobbin lace, two pieces sewn together across their width: one with straight edges, the other with strongly semicircularly serrated edges. Both feature identical rosette motifs; in the serrated piece the rosettes are framed at the bottom by a fan-shaped motif. 17th century, Flanders. Lace; width 21.5 cm, length 71 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace displayed against a gray background, showing a repeating scalloped edge at the top and a straight finished edge at the bottom, with an intricate openwork pattern of circular motifs and interlaced loops; the lace appears in a light off-white or cream color contrasted with the medium gray behind it, and the textile shows fine thread work, small holes, and symmetrical decorative elements throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_050

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.5Mb (5.6Mb) / 20.0in x 10.6in / 6000 x 3173 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment bobbin lace two pieces sewn together across width straight edges strongly semicircularly serrated edges feature identical rosette motifs serrated piece rosettes framed bottom fan-shaped motif 17th century Flanders Lace width 21.5 cm length 71 cm horizontal strip delicate lace displayed gray background showing repeating scalloped edge top straight finished edge intricate openwork pattern circular motifs interlaced loops lace light off-white cream color contrasted medium gray textile fine thread work small holes symmetrical decorative elements .