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Collections

Pair of Lappets and Cap Back1720-1730

Not on view
Horizontal strip of cream-colored needle or bobbin lace with allover curling floral and foliate motifs on a fine hexagonal mesh ground, photographed against a black background
Needle lace border in ivory thread, featuring a dense scrolling floral design with roses, leaves, and curved tendrils worked against a fine mesh ground.
Fragment of cream-colored needle lace with a fine honeycomb mesh ground, featuring densely worked floral and scrolling foliate motifs in raised relief, displayed against a dark background.

Unknown, Pair of Lappets and Cap Back, 1720-1730 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Lappets and Cap Back
Place Made
Belgium, Brussels
Date Made
1720-1730
Medium
Linen bobbin lace
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 23 1/2 in. (8.25 x 59.69 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.64.85.12a-c
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.