Kraag van gemengde kant met de gesloten bloemenrand voor een décolleté
c. 1875 - c. 1899
Medium
mixed lace
Dimensions
16; 156
About this artwork
Bruikleen uit de Koninklijke Verzamelingen
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegance of late 19th-century fashion with exquisite *Kraag van gemengde kant de gesloten bloemenrand voor décolleté*, a mixed lace collar created anonymously around 1875–1899. Measuring an impressive 156 cm in height and just 16 cm wide, this delicate piece was designed to adorn a woman's low neckline, or décolleté, a graceful cascade of intricate floral motifs framed by a closed flower edge. Crafted mixed lace techniques—likely needlepoint, bobbin and possibly machine elements—this collar exemplifies the era's mastery in textile artistry, where handmade precision met emerging i...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...