Bertha

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Collars this size have a strong presence and this scale is a good vehicle for large and dramatic lace designs such as this one. They also accommodated the over-sized leg-o-mutton sleeves of the 1890s. Laces composed of premade tapes such as this one were a less expensive version of their bobbin or needle-made counterparts, in this case Milanese type.

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