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Pair of Engageantescirca 1765-1775

Not on view
Pair of cream-colored lace cuffs with allover floral and foliate pattern on mesh ground, scalloped outer edges, laid flat on a dark background
Cream-colored bobbin lace cuff, loosely gathered and photographed against a dark background, with a fine net ground worked with raised floral and foliate motifs and a scalloped picot border along the edges.
Cream-colored needle lace fragment with fine mesh ground, densely worked floral and foliate motifs, and a scalloped border along one edge, photographed flat against a dark gray background.
Cream-colored bobbin lace fragment with a hexagonal mesh ground and raised floral and foliate motifs along a scalloped lower border, photographed against a dark background.
Needle lace textile in cream and ivory tones, with a fine hexagonal net ground densely worked with floral and foliate motifs; scalloped border edged with small oval medallions and leaf sprigs.

Unknown, Pair of Engageantes, circa 1765-1775, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Engageantes
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1765-1775
Medium
Linen point d'Argentan needle lace
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 17 7/8 in. (21.59 × 45.4 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.66.72a-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.