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Royal weddings 1840-1947: From Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II : Windsor Castle Drawings Gallery
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    BRUSSELS

    A Brussels lace lappet

    c.1860-69

    15.0 x 112.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 120011

    A lappet is a strip of cloth or lace that would have hung down from a headdress. This example, made of fine Brussels lace, was given to Princess Alexandra as a wedding present by Leopold I, King of the Belgians, who was Queen Victoria’s uncle. It carries the same monogram of conjoined As found on the ivory fan.

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