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Collar
Object/Artifact
COLLAR & CUFFS, EMBROIDERED, val lace medallions 1845 "Collar and cuffs, hand embroidered cotton satin stitch scrolls and florets surrounding open areas filled with Val lace. Dagged edges with fagotting and embroidered small scallops. About 1.5” wide.1) collar with pointed corners2) pair of matching cuffs GCM-6-09- CivWar - collar
G93.030.1-2
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1845
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Embroidered collar and cuffs
Hand embroidered cotton satin stitch scrolls
Scrolls and floretts
Val lace
dagged edges
fagotting
small scallops
collar with pointed corners
pair of matching cuffs
Collar and cuffs