Lappet

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Although these joined lappets are not originally designed lappets, but rather were made from a length of lace, the lace is fine and delicate and the 18th century devotion to naturalism is embodied in the floral motif

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