Unfinished Embroidered Collar
Textile MakerMade by
Almira W. Ingraham
Dateabout 1800
MediumHand-embroidered cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/2 x 16in. (24.1 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCreme-colored (now light brown) embroidered cotton collar. The collar is not finished. Where the completed floral panels leave off, the printed pattern for the uncompleted panels is still visible.
Object number2005.151.3
InscribedA piece of wrapper, 2005.151.4, accompanies this embroidery fragment. An inscription handwritten in black in on the back of the wrapper reads, "Almira W. Ingraham's/ own hand embroidery."Subject Terms
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