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Fine pieces of lace were often reconfigured from their original forms as they passed from one generation to another. These lappets were made by cutting from a single length. The variety of fillings and the compelling movement and dynamism of the design mark it as a high quality piece.
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Title: Lappet
Date: 1730–1739
Culture: French
Medium: linen
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Robert B. Woodward, 1915
Accession Number: 2009.300.1653a, b
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