Jabot (neckwear)
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A jabot is a decorative clothing-accessory consisting of lace or other fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar, or simply pinned at the throat. Its current f
A jabot from 1915
Jabot MET CI40.107.6
Jabot, 1830-1890, MMH.2004.0335, Modemuseum Hasselt
Public hearings of the International Court of Justice presided over by H.E. Judge Rosalyn Higgins (February/March 2006)
Ruffle (sewing)
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In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of tr
Jabot (neckwear)
…fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar, or simply pinned at the throat. Its current form evolved from the frilling or ruffles decorating the front of a shirt in the 19th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, a jabot consisted of cambric or lace edging sewn to…
Portrait of a woman wearing a heavily ruffled cap, 1789
Mechanical ruffler by Singer, used on domestic sewing machines
Sketch of a flounce