Lappet
This represents the fine workmanship of 19th century Brussels bobbin lace. Brussels was a major lace making center in this period. The lyrical design of fanciful imaginary flowers set within the delicate reseau (ground) is beautifully rendered. The lace is a continuous piece and designed as lappets, as the mirror image symmetry of the motifs on each side demonstrates. It is rare to find lappets with their original connecting ruffle, as often the lappets are cut from it in later periods.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lappet
- Date: 1740–70
- Culture: European
- Medium: linen
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the executors of the estate of Clara M. Blum in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966
- Object Number: 2009.300.2057
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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British
1740s
Anna Maria Garthwaite
Peter Lekeux
1747
British
1615–20
British
ca. 1760
European
early 18th century
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