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Pelerine

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1869

GUSN

GUSN-12984

Description

White cotton pelerine or bertha; embroidered all over in white serpentine bands. Narrow white lace ruffle along upper edge. Broad scalloped lace ruffle along lower edge; shoulder seams.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pelerines
berthas
cotton (textile)
Cape
Pelerine
Pelerine

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5503

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