Cuffs

first quarter 18th century

Not on view

The elaborate, fanciful motifs in this lace are similar to those found on decorative arts objects of the period, and related to those on the silks known as "bizarre" of same period

Artwork Details

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Title: Cuffs
Date: first quarter 18th century
Culture: Flemish
Medium: linen
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Josephine W. How, 1938
Object Number: 2009.300.1756
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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