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Embroidered Collar

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1885-1895

GUSN

GUSN-310903

Description

Small, fine, plain-weave cotton collar with design drawn in blue ink and floral scrolls embroidered in pink and green. Two lengths of pink tape stitched to top edges of collar for tie. Lura Burgess Woodside's (1887-1982) first handwork.

Details

Descriptive Terms

collars (neckwear)
cotton (textile)
Collar
Collar

Inscription

"My first hand work. Lura"

Additional Identification Number

1299.197

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Trust

Accession Number

2015.62.197

Places

United States

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