Online Collections Database

Explore our Collections

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.

As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!

Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more. 

Pelerine

Object/Artifact

Double pelerine made of fine cambric. Shaped to spread widely across shoulders with large sleeves, and front tabs extend down toward waist. Upper layer is smaller with matching embroidery . Design is satin stitched pinks, nodding at each point of the double-scalloped edge; along the outer edges of the large layer a plume curls above each pink; a large coiled plume appears on each corner of the small layer. The motifs are scaled appropriately for the area in which they fit.

G2004.126

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1830 - 1835

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

pelerine

embroidered

embroidery

cambric

satin stitch

scalloped edge

Massachusetts

United States of America

North America

Everyday

Help bring history to life

Your tax-deductible donation helps preserve and share history, nature and art for generations to come.