The pelerine is decorated with laid embroidery in golden threads, and has a matching silk satin lining covered with batiste. A pelerine (from French "pèlerine" (pilgrim), is a short cape-collar covering the shoulders.
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Title: Pelerine
Creator: Berta Kuratova
Date Created: 1989
Physical Dimensions: Pelerine
Provenance: Russia
Medium: Laid embroidery in golden threads,Matching silk satin lining is covered with batiste. Late 1890s, Russia.