LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

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.