Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Ladies collar
Object name
Ladies collar
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Velvet, silk, needlepoint lace; mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 9 x 1/8 in. ( 22.9 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Ladies round velvet collar with pointed lapels; half maroon and half yellow with a bow tie at the front; bow tie also half maroon and yellow with the yellow tie laying over the maroon collar and vice versa; bow tie trimmed with cream hand-made needlepoint lace; lined with cream silk; three mother-of-pearl button closure at the back of the neck.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edgar Saltus
Object Number
1917.8
Gallery Label
These gloves belonged to Elizabeth Shipton, wife of Major Aquila Giles. They came from the collection of William Ogden Giles.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





