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Bobbin Lace (Point d'Angleterre) Lappets and Edging for a Cap
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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 piece of lace formed the cap edging and lappets and is one part of a "lace head"; a complete lace headdress can be seen in CMA objects 1936.489 and 1936.490.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBobbin Lace (Point d'Angleterre) Lappets and Edging for a Cap, 1700s. Belgium, Brussels. Linen: bobbin lace; overall: 226.4 x 10 cm (89 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1934.273
