Caption

Lace fragment, needle lace, Alençon lace, one-sided geometric edge ornament including alternating ovals and quatrefoils; above, against a mesh background, asymmetrical twigs and dots are projected. 18th century, France. Width 9 cm, length 29 cm., Repossession, A rectangular piece of delicate lace displayed flat against a gray background, showing a fine hexagonal net ground with a pattern of small clustered floral motifs and raised dots across the field; the lower edge features a decorative scalloped border of interconnected oval and circular motifs with complex looping outlines and openwork, while the top edge is straighter and more irregular; the lace is an off-white or creamy color contrasting with the medium gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_056

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.6Mb (3.3Mb) / 20.0in x 9.1in / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lace fragment needle lace Alençon lace -sided geometric edge ornament alternating ovals quatrefoils mesh background asymmetrical twigs dots projected 18th century France Width 9 cm length 29 cm Repossession rectangular piece delicate lace displayed flat gray background showing fine hexagonal net ground pattern small clustered floral motifs raised dots across field lower edge features decorative scalloped border interconnected oval circular motifs complex looping outlines openwork top edge straighter irregular lace off-white creamy color contrasting medium gray background.