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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Collar

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched fine muslin- apparently cut from one end of full size pelerine. Chain stitch vine border, buttonholed vandyke edge. 18” across tip to tip; 5.5” deep at center. Seems like this could as well be used on a small girl.

G92.158

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1835

User Age: Doll Gender: Female

collar

pelerine

muslin

cape

chain stitch

vine

vandyke

doll

pelerine

muslin

cape

chain stitch

vine

vandyke

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