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Pair of Engageanteslate 18th century

Not on view
Pair of cream-white embroidered textile cuffs with scalloped hems, sheer fabric with tone-on-tone floral and bow embroidery, displayed flat against a dark gray background
White cotton muslin collar with gathered neckline, spreading into a wide fan shape, embroidered with trailing floral and vine motifs and a scalloped border with cutwork lace edging.
Gathered white muslin cap frill with whitework embroidery of trailing floral and leaf motifs, scalloped lower edge trimmed with needle lace, photographed against a dark background.
Sheer white muslin textile with whitework embroidery, featuring a trailing floral and strawberry vine motif along a scalloped border edged with fine needlepoint picots.
White embroidered muslin border with trailing floral and leaf motifs, finished with a scalloped picot edge along the lower hem.

Unknown, Pair of Engageantes, late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Engageantes
Place Made
Western Europe
Date Made
late 18th century
Medium
Linen embroidery (chainstitch) and pulled threadwork on muslin with linen bobbin lace edging
Dimensions
Length (a-b)): 7 5/8 in. (19.37 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.84.63.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles