Woman's Costume (Machine Lace for Neck)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A piece of woman's costume, specifically a neck piece made of machine lace. The neck piece has a white rectangular section at the top with thin, evenly spaced, vertical white stripes and a thin black and white patterned strip down the center. Two long, dark gray sections, likely made of lace or a similar material, extend diagonally from the white section. The dark gray sections feature intricate, cream-colored lace patterns with small florals and scrolling details along the edges and scattered throughout. The edges of the dark gray sections have a wavy, scalloped design. The background is solid black. The style and material suggest an early 20th-century origin.