Collar

Unknown

ca. 1890 · cotton · Costume Institute

This is a good example of traditional Irish cutwork lace, known as Carrickmacross, with traditional Irish motifs incorporated into the design. Carrickmacross lace was often made at home as a craft rather than in professional ateliers, but nevertheless has an appealing quality.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1890

Medium

cotton

Culture

Irish

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Jane Van Vleck, 1942