Lappet
Date1740-1750
MediumLinen bobbin lace
Dimensions3 3/4" wide x 22" long
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-156,1
DescriptionWhite lace lappet or streamer for a woman's cap. (One of a pair.) The linen bobbin lace has hexagonal mesh ground and a pattern of 8 floral forms centered in varied wreaths outlined in fine cordonnets; undulating border scalloped and picotee.ProvenanceFrom the collection of Marian Powys.
Exhibition(s)
1740-1760
1740-1770
1740-1750
1730-1760
1760-1784
1680-1700
1750-1800
1820-1840
ca. 1700
1700-1750
Textile 1650-1660; altered later.
