Collar

About 1850

  • Titles Collar (Descriptive)
  • Medium linen, valenciennes lace
  • Dimensions 13 x 3 in. (33 x 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Rosalie Joseph Leventritt in memory of her mother Jennie Marx Joseph, 1955.9.38
  • Work Type collar
  • Classification Costume

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