Not currently on display at the V&A

Lappet

1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bobbin-made lace with vertical pattern of a wavy band in fine diapered openwork, from which spring floral and leafy stems. At the lower end stands a peacock on a basket of fruit and higher up another bird is pecking at a flower.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bobbin-made lace in linen thread
Brief description
Lace, bobbin; Flemish, Brussels; 1700-1750.
Physical description
Bobbin-made lace with vertical pattern of a wavy band in fine diapered openwork, from which spring floral and leafy stems. At the lower end stands a peacock on a basket of fruit and higher up another bird is pecking at a flower.
Dimensions
  • Length: 605mm
  • Width: 120mm
Measured by Conservation
Credit line
Gift of Lady Bruce in memory of Eleanor M. Turner
Object history
Registered File number 1929/7904. The fellow lappet was transferred to the Travelling Collection and has been numbered Circ 241-1929.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.124-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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