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Set of collar and undersleeves
American
1850s
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Embroidered cotton plain weave
Dimensions
16.6 x 28.1 cm (6 9/16 x 11 1/16 in.) part a - collar
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alice C. Smith
Accession Number54.1016
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSet of embroidered mull collar and undersleeves; small round collar with small scalloped edge and narrow curved insets of machine made lace between small daisy-like flowers; (b and c) small turned back cuffs to match collar, mounted on full mull undersleeves and fastened with mother-of-pearl buttons.
ProvenanceWorn with dress (54.1015) by donor's grandmother, Clarissa Harlowe Lewis (Mrs. Stephen Smith), born 1802, of Chatham, Mass. Gift to the MFA, 1954