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Fine line shirts were the pride of a gentleman and in the 1660s those were shown wherever possible. Not only at the cuffs but also the sleeves and the body as well. There are numerous ways of wearing the shirts and below you will find many of them. Do have a look at each and every of those and it will give you a good feel for the period, the luxury of the linen and lace.

1650 Killigrew in a shirt with wide cuffs and black ribbons at the wrists.	1659 Billowy sleeves peep through the slit in the doublet that is worn underneath the buffcoat.
1660 Shirt billows out from underneath the short doublet. Sleeves are held in by lack ribbons between elbow and wrist, at the wrist as well and have large laced cuffs.	1660 Ribbons and lace as well as lacing along the slit at the neckline. French.
Sleeves held in by ribbons at the lower arm.	Cuffs falling back to reveal luxurious lace and an abundance of material in the sleeves come through the slit doublet sleeve.
Double tier cuffs.	Ribbons with loops in bunches holding in the sleeve.
1661 James, Duke of York draped in the luxurious widths of his shirt.	1662 Moderately small cuff of a Dutch Protestant gentleman.
1662-65 Ribbons on the wrists, cuffs falling back over the arms.	1662 Sleeves coming out from under the turned back cuffs of the coat.
1663 No cuffs, but wristbands and wide sleeves in this informal painting.	1664-65 Very wide cuffs with lace edging and the sleeves are soft and billowy. Cuffs falling back and revealing ribbons at the wrists.
1665 Abundance of different laces and folds of fine linen.	1666 Black ribbons at the wrist closing the cuffs.
1667 Double tiered folds at the cuffs, created by holding the fabric in with ribbons.	1667 Louis XIV in laces and with red ribbons at the wrists and the sleeves. France.
1667 Red ribbons coming from the short sleeve of the coat and the shirt shows underneath. France.	1669 Prince Rupert without cuffs but very wide sleeves.
1669 Ribbons at the wrists, holding the cuffs closed through two buttonholes.	A ribbon bow at the wrist and very wide sleeves laying in folds. France.
Cuffs and sleeves showing from underneath the undress gown.	Prince Rupert with lace cuffs and ribbons on top of them, usually they are underneath and directly at the wrist band. Pure decoration.
Prince Rupert with wide folds billowing from underneath the sleeves and wide lace cuffs.	Black ribbons on the cuffs and the sleeves.