Caption

Fragment of lace, lace with plant ornaments, slightly serrated lower edge with shell motifs with sprouting twigs, above it projections of smaller twigs; 2nd half of the 19th century, Europe; lace, width 20 cm, length 161 cm, A piece of delicate lace fabric displayed against a smooth gray background; the lace is a pale cream color with an ornate scalloped border featuring repeating floral motifs and leaf-like shapes, and a sheer netted body scattered with small clustered floral elements; the fabric appears in a couple of irregular sections with frayed edges, showing both the decorative border and the translucent mesh between; overall colors visible are gray in the background and cream in the lace.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_105

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61.1Mb (4.5Mb) / 20.0in x 11.9in / 6000 x 3559 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace plant ornaments slightly serrated lower edge shell motifs sprouting twigs projections smaller twigs 2nd half 19th century Europe width 20 cm length 161 cm piece delicate lace fabric displayed smooth gray background pale cream color ornate scalloped border featuring repeating floral motifs leaf- shapes sheer netted body scattered small clustered floral elements fabric couple irregular sections frayed edges showing decorative border translucent mesh colors visible gray background cream lace.