Pair of Lace Lappets (1715–74): Art, History and Details
Pair of Lace Lappets at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1715–74, Linen: needle lace (Point d'Alençon). Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Pair of Lace Lappets (1715–74) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
Very few complete lace headdresses from the 1700s and 1800s (known as a "lace head") survive, but three pieces formed this type of headwear. This long narrow piece of lace formed the pair of lappets (streamers that frame the face). A complete lace headdress can be seen in CMA objects 1936.489 and 1936.490.
Object facts
- Title: Pair of Lace Lappets
- Date: 1715–74
- Culture: France, Alençon
- Type: Lace
- Technique: Linen: needle lace (Point d'Alençon)
- Dimensions: Average: 95.9 x 7.4 cm (37 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Collection: T - Lace
- Department: Textiles
- Accession number: 1936.482
Collection credit
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, Twentieth Anniversary Gift
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