Pelerine
ca. 1830 (made)
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Wide, deep pelerine collar of white muslin with whitework embroidery. It has tiny serrated edging oversewn in button hole stitch and decorated with a continuous leafy stem. The lower part of the collar is scattered with leafy sprigs in stem and overcast stitches.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin with whitework embroidery |
| Brief description | Embroidered muslin pelerine, England, ca. 1830. |
| Physical description | Wide, deep pelerine collar of white muslin with whitework embroidery. It has tiny serrated edging oversewn in button hole stitch and decorated with a continuous leafy stem. The lower part of the collar is scattered with leafy sprigs in stem and overcast stitches. |
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| Gallery label | White muslin dress and cape
Britain
1834
White muslin was popular for wedding dresses in the first half of the 19th century. This embroidered example is thought to have been worn by Mary-Anne-Grace Quin, who married Herbert Mayo, a broker in colonial commodities, in London on 3 November 1834.
Dress: muslin, embroidered with cotton, lined with silk, with replica collar
Cape: muslin, embroidered with cotton
Given by Miss Gaster (dress) and Miss S. Cowdell (cape)
V&A: T.63, 114-1973(2011) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss S. Cowdell |
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| Accession number | T.114-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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