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Infant's Mittlace: 1650-1700; constructed: 1700-1750

Not on view
Cream-colored bobbin lace textile with a fan-shaped panel and attached cylindrical cuff, viewed against a dark background
Textile lace cap, cream-white, oval form with open needlepoint or bobbin lace construction featuring floral and scrolling patterns, photographed against a dark gray background.
Title
Infant's Mitt
Place Made
England; lace: Belgium
Date Made
lace: 1650-1700; constructed: 1700-1750
Medium
Linen bobbin lace lined with linen
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (10.8 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Margaret Isabel Fairfax MacKnight
Accession Number
49.45.7
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected 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.