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Woman's coif with pointed lappets
Italian
19th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Embroidery
Dimensions
Length of lappets: 67 cm (26 3/8 in.) Length around face: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCream colored linen with a band of conventional ornament around the face worked with red silk in long-armed cross stitch. Narrow diagonal bands also worked with red silk decorated lappets. 19th-century reproduction of 17th-century lace.