Pelerine (Collar or Cape)
c. 1830–1860
Maker Unknown
Textiles
Pelerine (Collar or Cape), c. 1830–1860. Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River Region or Europe. 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in honor of their 60th Anniversary 1996.14 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Cotton, peacock feathers, guinea fowl feathers?, Gadwalls duck feathers
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1996.14
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Textile Art Alliance in honor of their 60th Anniversary
- Exhibitions
- Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection, Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation, <em>American Indian and Tribal Art Show</em>. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, IL (October 15-16, 1994).<br><em>Rediscovery of Pre-Columbian Textiles</em>, Huize Dumortier & P. Hughes, Antwerp, Belgium (September 16-November 12, 1994).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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