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Black embroidered net square shawl

First quarter 19th century
Object PlaceUSA
Medium/TechniqueLinen net lace with linen embroidery
Dimensions131.5 x 158 cm (51 3/4 x 62 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss E. Elizabeth Sears, in memory of her sister, Mary Crease Sears
Accession number52.581
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ClassificationsCostumes
Infant's cap
mid-19th century
Infant's dress
first half of 19th century
Infant's bonnet
Early 19th century
Net collar
1825–30
Woman's lace cap
19th century
Evening dress
Farquharson & Wheelock
about 1918
Wedding ensemble
Mary Ruby
1908; remade 1933
Veil
early 19th century
Woman's cap
mid-19th century