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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

White machine bobbinet embroidered with white cotton, forming 2 basic “fillings,” double-scalloped edge, each large section filled with pink-like flower with smaller leaflets above. Applied picot edging . High round neckline; about 5.5” deep. Quite exacting work.

G97.172

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1825

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

collar

woman

lady

female

machine bobbinet

embroidered

flower

leaflets

picot edging

collar

woman

lady

female

machine bobbinet

embroidered

flower

leaflets

picot edging

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United States of America

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