Caption

Fragment of lace, lace of, plant ornaments, slightly serrated lower edge with shell motifs and sprouting twigs, above it projections of smaller twigs; 2nd half of the 19th century, Europe; lace, width 17 cm, length 86 cm, A horizontal strip of delicate lace on a flat background shows a repeating floral and berry motif; the lace is a light cream color with fine netting and ornate scalloped edging along the top, including larger circular floral shapes with radiating stitch details and small flower centers, from which leafy sprigs and cluster-like berry shapes hang; the lower area of the lace contains scattered small leaf-and-berry clusters; the background behind the lace is a smooth gray, and the overall colors visible are cream and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_116

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.7Mb (3.8Mb) / 20.0in x 10.4in / 6000 x 3129 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment lace plant ornaments slightly serrated lower edge shell motifs sprouting twigs projections smaller twigs 2nd half 19th century Europe width 17 cm length 86 cm horizontal strip delicate lace flat background repeating floral berry motif light cream color fine netting ornate scalloped edging top larger circular floral shapes radiating stitch details small flower centers leafy sprigs cluster- berry shapes hang lower area lace contains scattered small leaf- -berry clusters background smooth gray colors visible cream gray.