Digital Collections
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
Help bring history to life
Your tax-deductible donation helps preserve and share history, nature and art for generations to come.