Collar

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is a good example of traditional Irish cutwork lace, known as Carrickmacross, with traditional Irish motifs incorporated into the design. Carrickmacross lace was often made at home as a craft rather than in professional ateliers, but nevertheless has an appealing quality.

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