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Collections

Engageantescirca 1750

Not on view
Ivory whitework embroidered textile with trapezoidal form, featuring symmetrical scrolling acanthus motifs, a central vase, floral clusters, needle-woven fillings, and a scalloped lower border
Crescent-shaped white lace textile fragment with needle lace and embroidered appliqué, featuring scrolling acanthus leaves, floral motifs, and openwork mesh grounds, scalloped lower edge.
White linen textile with dense needle lace appliqué featuring scrolling acanthus leaves, floral urns, and cornucopia motifs on a sheer ground, with a scalloped lower border.
White embroidered muslin textile with appliquéd scrolling floral and foliage motifs surrounding a central vase design, with openwork cutwork details and a scalloped lower border.
Title
Engageantes
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Linen plain weave with cotton embroidery (drawn-work, shadow and feather stitch)
Dimensions
Width: 14 3/8 in. (36.51 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John Jewett Garland
Accession Number
M.57.8.19a-b
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.