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Pattern, Clothes

Object/Artifact

Each wide collar is stamped in blue upon white cambric, with a bold broderie anglaise or cutwork design. Each has the center motif worked in white buttonhole stitch; each has an initialled pencil inscription noting directions.1) No. 1422. Deeply dagged edge with small scallops; beadlike border inside of which fits a berry and leaf motif. “All marks with little dots to be cut ot The rest of the pattern to be buttonhole stitched. I[T?]SS”2) Bordered with daisylike flowers alternating with stylized compound leaves, with inner border of dot-flowers. The spikydaisy petal points are echoed by the double-scalloped edge of the collar. “All open work except the escalloping ie all to be cut out except the edge. I[T?]SS

G2005.049.1-2

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1850 - 1860

collar

stamped pattern

broderie anglaise

cutwork

dagged

berry and leaf motif

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