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Capelet
Object/Artifact
Pelerine or capelet, ivory silk net, circular with high neckline. Fine hem, 1/2” hem at back edge with thread buttons. Border at neck and hem embroidered with (probably) silk meander-vine. Field filled with simple flowers and “o’s.” Shoulder seam embellished with leaflets. Approximately 11.5” deep.
G95.113
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1810 - 1840
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
capelet
lady
female
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silk net thread buttons
embroidered
silk
flowers
leaflets
capelet
lady
female
woman
silk net thread buttons
embroidered
silk
flowers
leaflets