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Pelerine
Object/Artifact
White cotton machine (Pusher) lace with an Alencon-like pattern, hand run cordonnet, and what appears to be machine attached picots. Shaped somewhat like a pelerine with long, rounded front ends; deep flounce all around the outer edge and part way up the center front edges.
G2007.055
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1835 - 1845
mantilla
pelerine
pusher lace
Alencon-like
lace
flounce