Pelerine (Collar or Cape) (Q60759977)
Label from: English (en)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
material used:
cotton fabric (Q8231603)
feather (Q50998618)
fabrication method:
featherwork (Q2099675)
catalog URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.14
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
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.
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