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Pair of Engageantescirca 1750-1760

Not on view
Pair of white embroidered textile cuffs spread into fan shapes, featuring white-on-white floral embroidery, eyelet work, and scalloped edges, displayed against a black background
White cotton collar with two tiered layers, densely embroidered with floral and berry vine motifs, openwork cutwork details, and scalloped edges, gathered at the neckline, photographed flat against a black background.
White muslin cap or collar laid flat, with two tiers of sheer fabric densely embroidered with floral and vine motifs, eyelet cutwork, and a scalloped border, gathered at the top edge.
White muslin textile fragment with whitework embroidery; trailing vine pattern with floral and leaf motifs, some filled with needle-run mesh; scalloped lower border with small flowers.
White cotton muslin flounce with whitework embroidery, featuring trailing vine, floral, and trefoil motifs with openwork cutwork filling and a scalloped border edge, photographed against a black background.

Unknown, Pair of Engageantes, circa 1750-1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Engageantes
Place Made
Probably England
Date Made
circa 1750-1760
Medium
Silk embroidery (running, darning stitches) and pulled threadwork on cotton
Dimensions
6 3/4 × 16 in. (17.15 × 40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.81.97.2a-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.