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Pelerine
Object/Artifact
Deep and wide pelerine. Fine white cotton, embroidered with white cotton-- satin stitch. Border of ferns, leafy vines, berries with drawn work, eyelets, dagged edge. Narrow binding around neckline, wide over shoulders.
G91.177
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1835
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
pelerine
collar
woman
lady
female
cotton
embroidered
satin stitch
ferns
berries
drawn work
eyelets
dagged edge
pelerine
collar
woman
lady
female
cotton
embroidered
satin stitch
ferns
berries
drawn work
eyelets
dagged edge