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Capelet

Object/Artifact

Pelerine or capelet, ivory silk net, circular with high neckline. Fine hem, 1/2” hem at back edge with thread buttons. Border at neck and hem embroidered with (probably) silk meander-vine. Field filled with simple flowers and “o’s.” Shoulder seam embellished with leaflets. Approximately 11.5” deep.

G95.113

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1810 - 1840

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

capelet

lady

female

woman

silk net thread buttons

embroidered

silk

flowers

leaflets

capelet

lady

female

woman

silk net thread buttons

embroidered

silk

flowers

leaflets

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