# Cap Crown and a Pair of Lappets

- By: Flanders, Brussels (modern day Belgium)
- Date: 1720s
- Medium: Linen, bobbin part lace of a type known as "Brussels"
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: a: 18 × 22.7 cm (7 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.); b: 64.4 × 11.8 cm (25 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.); c: 64.7 × 12 cm (25 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Flanders
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Edward E. Ayer through the Antiquarian Society
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/39966)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/ff14dd02-2468-ef62-4e10-a0be447c7bf2/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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Very few complete lace headdresses from the 1700s survive, but these three pieces formed the major part of such a decoration. The semicircular cap sat on the head and the long lappets could be styled in a number of ways: hanging free, pleated, or tied in a decorative knot.

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