Capelet

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Capelet

Entry/Object ID

G2005.098

Description

Fine, sheer cotton mull or lawn capelet with elaborate, superb white cotton embroidery. Triangular form, shoulder seams, narrow foldover collar on a narrow stand. Roses, forget-me-nots and ivy with a wide variety of needlelace fillings. Similar detailing on narrow embroidered edging

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1840

Lexicon

Search Terms

embroidery, needlelace, cotton mull, cotton lawn, triangular