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Capelet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Circular capelet of ivory silk satin lined with off white plain weave cotton. Edges bound with matching silk picot ribbon. Small standing collar made from ribbon and hook and loop closure. Embroidered border of tamboured green and pink silk full-blown rose and bud motifs separated by points of scalloped chain-like border.

G2000.068

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Accessory

Historic Costume

Capelet

Female

Silk

Cotton

Cream

1815 - 1825

User Age: child Gender: Female

capelet

lady

female

woman

silk satin

plain weave cotton

silk picot ribbon

hook and loop

embroidered

silk

rose and bud motifs

scalloped

capelet

lady

female

woman

silk satin

plain weave cotton

silk picot ribbon

hook and loop

embroidered

silk

rose and bud motifs

scalloped

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