Légende

Lace fragment, needle Alençon lace; a flower branch parallel to the edge. Above the branch, in the projection, circles of small circles. Below the branch, on the edge, a row of small circles, the edge corresponding to the circles with small semicircular serrations. 18th century, France; lace; width 6.5 cm, length 33 cm., A horizontal strip of delicate lace in off-white and cream tones lies against a smooth gray background; the lace features a mesh net base with a repeating floral and leaf pattern made from raised embroidery, including a scalloped top edge with small circular motifs, a sinuous vine with teardrop and heart-shaped leaves, and a field of small clustered rosettes, with visible texture variations where threads loop and knot and some slight irregularities along the lower edge.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A11_463

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46.6Mo (4.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 23.0cm / 6000 x 2715 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lace fragment needle Alençon lace flower branch parallel edge branch projection circles small circles row edge corresponding small semicircular serrations 18th century France lace width 6.5 cm length 33 cm horizontal strip delicate lace off-white cream tones lies smooth gray background lace features mesh net base repeating floral leaf pattern raised embroidery scalloped top edge small circular motifs sinuous vine teardrop heart-shaped leaves field small clustered rosettes visible texture variations threads loop knot slight irregularities lower edge.