Légende

A so-called Saxon lace belt, lace belt and clothing accessory for men's fashion. The central part is a continuous belt with a geometric ornament; among the motifs is a circle containing an hourglass. Side belts of similar width are permanently connected. The entire belt is trimmed with fringe. 17th/18th century, Poland. Lace, clothing accessory; height 270 cm, width 25 cm., A close-up view of a textile with an intricate lace pattern showing a repeating horizontal band of decorative motifs between sections of a fine openwork mesh; the lace is made of a thread in a beige or tan color and sits over a background that appears grayish-blue, creating contrast; the horizontal decorative band contains a series of framed shapes with circular and diamond-like motifs and small woven fills, while the surrounding mesh consists of interlinked loops forming a net-like texture; overall the image shows an even, symmetrical arrangement of the beige or tan lace against the muted gray-blue background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_395

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (10.2Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

A -called Saxon lace belt lace belt clothing accessory men's fashion central part continuous belt geometric ornament motifs circle containing hourglass Side belts width permanently connected entire belt trimmed fringe 17th 18th century Poland Lace height 270 cm width 25 cm close-up view textile intricate lace pattern showing repeating horizontal band decorative motifs sections fine openwork mesh lace thread beige tan color sits background grayish-blue creating contrast horizontal decorative band contains series framed shapes circular diamond- small woven fills surrounding mesh consists interlinked loops forming net- texture image even symmetrical arrangement tan lace muted gray-blue background.