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Man's Cravatcirca 1795

Not on view
Horizontal rectangular piece of ivory-white lace with a dotted mesh center field and a floral border of leaf and bud motifs with a picot-loop outer edge
Two pieces of antique ivory needle lace against a black background: a flat rectangular panel at left with a dotted ground and floral border, and a gathered length at right with dense all-over floral and foliate patterns and scalloped edges.
Cream bobbin lace border with a fine hexagonal net ground scattered with small dots; lower edge features a dense floral and foliate pattern with scrolling leaves and small circular motifs forming a scalloped border.
Title
Man's Cravat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1795
Medium
Linen lace
Dimensions
11 x 6 1/2 in. ( 27.94 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. John Jewett Garland
Accession Number
M.63.15.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.