A rectangular scalloped double collar with ties. The sheer white linen was embroidered with zig-zag edge with openworn border, bell flower inner border and floral sprigs (in white thread).
fichus
accessories
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
floral patterns
Linen
Cotton
Embroidered
Floral
FICHU
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
Europe
29.25 (W) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.1131
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