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Double collar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Double Collar by Marie Spartali Stillman. Light-colored semi-sheer fabric collar with rounded bottom edge and scalloped top edge. Collar has a U-shaped notch at top. Three distinct rows of white embroidery on fabric. Outermost row features zigzag pattern along edge. Middle row resembles wheat or leaves. Innermost row features same zigzag pattern as outer row but on semi-sheer overlay. Fabric appears wrinkled with crease down center. Background is solid black.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
cotton
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 360 px
Museum record:
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