Légende

Lace fragment — shuttlecock; maker, mid-19th century, France. Lace for clothing accessories/fashion. Lower edge: semicircular serrations bordered with fine serrations with geometric ornament. Above the semicircular serrations: floral ornament repeating with a twig motif in triangular divisions; above this, a small twig in a regular projection. Material: lace. Width 42 cm, length 430 cm., A long horizontal piece of sheer fabric displayed against a gray background, featuring an overall delicate cream-colored embroidery; the fabric has a scalloped lower edge with intricate floral and vine motifs woven into a repeating ornate border, above which a pattern of small embroidered sprigs is scattered across the translucent field; the top edge is straight with some fraying and a few small holes and loose threads visible; the embroidery shows a slightly darker cream in places and there are a few small discolored spots on the fabric.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A13_499

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53.3Mo (7.8Mo) / 50.8cm x 26.3cm / 6000 x 3106 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lace fragment shuttlecock maker mid-19th century France Lace clothing accessories fashion Lower edge semicircular serrations bordered fine serrations geometric ornament semicircular serrations floral ornament repeating twig motif triangular divisions small twig regular projection Material lace Width 42 cm length 430 cm long horizontal piece sheer fabric displayed gray background featuring delicate cream-colored embroidery fabric scalloped lower edge intricate floral vine motifs woven repeating ornate border pattern small embroidered sprigs scattered across translucent field top edge straight fraying small holes loose threads visible embroidery slightly darker cream places small discolored spots fabric.