Pelisse

Name/Title

Pelisse

Entry/Object ID

G97.062

Description

Entirely hand stitched soft apple green silk pelisse, interlined with cotton or wool batting. Lined with plain weave tan cotton. Long, tubular sleeves with slight fullness in top. Small round self collar. Small self buttons and loops concealed within edge of front opening. Large flat hook and eye at center front bust level. No ornamentation. Piece-seams across and below bust. Skirt fullness concentrated in back

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1820

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

hand stitched, silk, cotton, coat

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America