Cravat End
1730-50
Medium
Linen, needle lace
Dimensions
28.5 × 35.1 cm (11 1/4 × 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
63763
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Formal occasions required lace accessories for men as well as for women. These cravat ends would have been attached to a long rectangle of plain linen that was tied around the neck and knotted in the front to display the decorative lace ends. Only these ends have survived.
About the Artist
Unknown
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