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Pelerine
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pelerine or fichu of off-white cotton dimity check, shaped as a crescent with more shallow/narrow curve on neck edge and wider curve around lower part. Edges are hand-embroidered in scalloped scallops. Very narrow seam that runs on either side from back to neck to outer edge.
2026.16.013
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Accessory
Historic Costume
Pelerine
Female
Dimity
Cotton
White
1820 - 1850
19th Century
22 in
30 in
Dimensions laid flat
Parmelee, Rhoda Lewis
Parmelee, Anne C.
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