Pair of Engageantes and Collar

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Pair of Engageantes and Collar

a-b) Probably France; c) England or Germany, a-b) circa 1750; c) mid-18th century
Costumes; Accessories
Linen Dresden and drawn work on cotton
a-b) Pair of Engageantes: 6 1/2 × 34 in. (16.51 × 86.36 cm)
Costume Council Fund (M.64.85.10.1a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.