Collar

Late 19th century

  • Titles Collar (Descriptive)
  • Medium cotton, Rosaline lace
  • Dimensions 27 × 3 in. (68.6 × 7.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Eleanor Lee Brakefield, 1984.127.8
  • Work Type collar
  • Classification Costume

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