Collar

Antwerp, Belgium

Late 19th century

  • Titles Collar (Descriptive)
  • Medium linen, cotton, lace
  • Dimensions linen insertion: 5 x 22 in. (12.7 x 55.9 cm) edging width: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Coleman Cooper in memory of his mother, Olive Bryan Cooper, 1984.195.12
  • Work Type collar
  • Classification Costume

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