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Pair of Lace Lappets, joined
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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 narrow piece of lace formed the pair of lappets (streamers that frame the face). A complete lace headdress can be seen in CMA objects 1936.489 and 1936.490.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePair of Lace Lappets, joined, 1774–92. France, Alençon. Linen: needle lace (Point d'Alençon); average: 115.6 x 9 cm (45 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness in memory of Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, 1945.96
