Cuffs

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The lace is an exceptionally fine example of mid-19th century lace-making. The lyrical design of curling beautiful overall appearance of these cuffs is from the curling feather plume pattern and scrollwork is graceful and lyrical; varied detailed motifs and fillings; beautiful overall appearance Cuffs were conceived and fashioned as three-dimensional unit, no seam Accession record date is mid 18th century, but lack of nuance and construction suggests later date.

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