Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 2 of 2
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Culture:American
Title:pelisse; wrapper
Date Made:1850-1850
Type:Clothing; Textile
Materials:textile: black, plain-weave wool and silk (alpaca?)
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 54 in; 137.16 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2007.17.3
Credit Line:Gift of Janet E. Merritt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Woman's one piece, center-front opening wrapper or pelisse made from a fabric, possibly wool and silk and known as alpaca. The garment's center front opening acts as a long placket rather than opening straight to the hem.

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=HD+2007.17.3

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

<< Viewing Record 2 of 2