Description:
Net collar or pelerine with hand embroidered flowers and bobbin lace border, which was owned by Mary Jones (1817-1865) who married John Clark of Hadley in 1836. This undercollar is shown in her portrait by Erastus Field (HD 2001.28.1), although the artist has exaggerated its width. The collar, which was originally tacked to an upper collar (now missing), has three metal hooks and three metal loops on front.
Label Text:
This collar, or pelerine, with hand embroidered flowers and bobbin lace border, can be seen in the portrait of Mary Jones by Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900). Although the top layer of the collar and the brooch clasping it together do not survive, it is clear that Field painted this collar from life. The word ‘pelerine’ comes from pelerin, the French for pilgrim, a reference to the shoulder cape worn on journeys to holy sites.
This collar, or pelerine, with hand embroidered flowers and bobbin lace border, is depicted in the portrait of Mary Jones by Erastus Salisbury Field. Although the top layer of the collar and the brooch clasping it together do not survive, it is clear that Field painted this collar from life.
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