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.
pelerines
berthas
cotton (textile)
Cape
Pelerine
Pelerine
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5503
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