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Pelerine (Collar or Cape)

c. 1830–1860
Cotton, peacock feathers, guinea fowl feathers?, Gadwalls duck feathers
Overall (display): 78.7 x 63.5 x 22.9 cm (31 x 25 x 9 in.); Overall: 92.7 x 166.4 cm (36 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.)
Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in honor of their 60th Anniversary 1996.14
Location: not on view
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Description

Experts argue about collars of this type: Did a Great Lakes native artist make it, using as a model an English lady’s pelerine and exotic feathers obtained through trade? Or was the collar created by a European feather worker, perhaps after seeing the spectacular feather capes of native Hawaiian royals who visited England in 1824? There are arguments for both views—and for further research.
Pelerine (Collar or Cape)

Pelerine (Collar or Cape)

c. 1830–1860

Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Region or Europe

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