Lace

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is an exquisitely crafted lace cravat end. Lace was often utilized as neckwear in the 17th and 18th centuries for aesthetic purposes and to emphasize the fine quality the wearer could afford. This refined example contains an exceptional level of detail in an obviously musically themed article. Music in this period was a common form of entertainment and utilizing it as a theme for an article of clothing is sensible and elegant.

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