Pelerine
1830s (made)
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| Place of origin |
This eye-catching feathered pelerine with long vertical panels at the front must have been worn for adornment, at the same time as keeping the wearer warm. The clever use of feathers gives the perlerine an unusual air, although quite a few survive in museum collections and all the birds could be found in England at the time. Feathers from peacocks and a range of domestic fowl have been attached by hand to a stiff cotton fabric, which in turn is lined with a softer cotton fabric covered by tufts of white down.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Feathers and down hand-stitched to cotton buckram and cotton fabric |
| Brief description | Feathers from peacock and domestic fowl hand-stitched to cotton, lined with down covered cotton fabric. |
| Physical description | Pattern of triangles and half-moons made up of green and blue peacock feathers, while surrounding feathers are from a range of domestic fowl. Each feather has been attached by hand to cotton buckram, which in turn is lined with a softer cotton fabric covered by tufts of white down. The edge of the latter has been turned back and stitched coarsely. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Shaw |
| Summary | This eye-catching feathered pelerine with long vertical panels at the front must have been worn for adornment, at the same time as keeping the wearer warm. The clever use of feathers gives the perlerine an unusual air, although quite a few survive in museum collections and all the birds could be found in England at the time. Feathers from peacocks and a range of domestic fowl have been attached by hand to a stiff cotton fabric, which in turn is lined with a softer cotton fabric covered by tufts of white down. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.28-1910 |
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| Record created | July 27, 2005 |
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