Lappet
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Bobbin lace
Dimensions
L. 45 1/2 x W. 3 1/2 inches 115.6 x 8.9 cm
Classification
Textiles-Laces
Culture
Flemish
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, 1930
Accession Number
30.135.121
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 18th-century Flemish lace with this exquisite *Lappet*, a delicate neckpiece crafted from bobbin lace. Measuring 45½ by 3½ inches (115.6 x 8.9 cm), it the masterful textile artistry of Flanders, a region renowned for its lace production during Europe's Baroque and Rococo eras. Lappets like this were prized accessories for elite women, adorning collars and ruffs to add elegance and status to fashionable ensembles. Bobbin lace, the medium here, involves skilled artisans twisting and intertwining fine threads held on small bobbins over a patterned pillow, creatin...