Combing Jacket

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Lucina Pernella Peck American, 1806 - 1880

Dateabout 1850-1870

MediumHand-stitched cotton and crochet lace, with mother of pearl buttons

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center back length x width across shoulders): 29 x 17 1/2in. (73.7 x 44.5cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Phyllis Kihn

DescriptionWoman's combing jacket of plain, white cotton. It is constructed with a yoke, which is piped around the edges. The front and back panels of the jacket are gathered into the yoke. The combing jacket opens for the length of the center front and fastens with two mother of pearl buttons on the yoke. The neckline is high and round, finished with a 1 3/8-inch-wide standing band collar, edged with scalloped crochet lace. The sleeves are full and are gathered into the armscye, which is piped, and into a one-inch-wide cuff at the wrist. The cuff is edged with scalloped crochet lace, and fastens with a single mother of pearl button. The body of the combing jacket is seamed selvage-to-selvage and the bottom edge has a 1/4-inch-wide hem.

Object number1980.38.9

Inscribed"L. P. M. Brown" hand-written with ink on the outside of the left side of the collar.NotesHistorical Note: Lucina Pernella Peck (1806-1880) married Halsey Brown (d. 1887) on 22 November 1843. She was his second wife. Both were from East Haddam, Connecticut.

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