Collar

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

As it was customary to refashion fine laces, early lace pieces in their original form are fairly rare. That the lace pattern fills the whole space and conforms to the shape of the piece indicates this collar is in its original form. The ties are later replacements for the original ones.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art