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Hi, all! Hope you're keeping warm tonight.
I've got a number of questions about this wool felt collar:
Shapes of brown felt are appliqued onto the white ground; narrow white cord is sewn on with black machine stitches. Little rust-colored "buttons" on the slender tabs are coils of cording.
My hunch is 1900-1910, but I really don't know what I'm talking about. Here's a closeup; it has an Art Nouveau look:
Machine applique in black and white threads:
Would this have been for a coat or a dress? And does it look ridiculous on the naked dress form, with those very wide shoulders protruding out like some kind of aerodynamics experiment? Any suggestions for better displaying it? I certainly don't have any era-specific coats or dresses to put it on.
One final look at the shoulder area:
Thanks!
I've got a number of questions about this wool felt collar:
Shapes of brown felt are appliqued onto the white ground; narrow white cord is sewn on with black machine stitches. Little rust-colored "buttons" on the slender tabs are coils of cording.
My hunch is 1900-1910, but I really don't know what I'm talking about. Here's a closeup; it has an Art Nouveau look:
Machine applique in black and white threads:
Would this have been for a coat or a dress? And does it look ridiculous on the naked dress form, with those very wide shoulders protruding out like some kind of aerodynamics experiment? Any suggestions for better displaying it? I certainly don't have any era-specific coats or dresses to put it on.
One final look at the shoulder area:
Thanks!
