For those of you who liked the de Largillierre painting I posted a while ago, here are some real examples of that brief but interesting period (1670-1700) of scrumptiously lacy cravats.
Worn by the Duke of York (the future James II) at his wedding, 1673. Victoria & Albert Museum.
large-scale raised Venetian needle lace (with contemporary linen and ribbon), 1670-90, from the Bowes Museum, UK.
And here’s the full version of the painting I posted earlier:
Nicolas de Largillierre, “Portrait of a Gentleman” (Possibly Pierre van Schuppen). 1680, Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco.
it looks really beautiful. i wish i would have born in that ancent time.