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ca. 1884
GUSN-12575
Cream-colored silk netted lace pelerine with a scalloped edge and a meanering border at hem and floral border at neck. Lappets at front, triangular shape at back, seamed at thee shoulders. Decorated with applied, cream-colored, blue-edged silk taffeta rosettes in two sizes. Net is dotted, closure is a set of tan-colored, silk covered buttons down center front.
pelerines
silk (textile)
lace (needlework)
rosette (motif)
trousseaux
weddings
Cape
Pelerine
Pelerine
Unknown
1946.52
ca. 1884 (wedding date)
Title Dress Accession Number 1946.56
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