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Collar

Object Name:
Collar
Object ID:
2016.056.14
Date:
1840-1850
Description:
Collar, lace, white. Thin mesh with designs embroidered on. Scalloped edge, reinforced by thread. Repeating floral pattern, mirrored on left and right sides. One end torn off, apparently from wear. Button hole on the other end.
With envelope, cursive writing on envelope, "Lace tie / belonging to / Grandma Burley / (Elizabeth Cilley Burley)".
Material:
Textile
Dimensions:
W-2.7 L-16.9 inches
Provenance:
From the Burley-Haley family of Epping, NH. Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127).
Credit Line:
Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust
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