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Pelisse; a jacket/cloak inspired by fur-lined cloaks worn in the military. Donor born on Eldon Square, Reading in 1884.
A pelisse is a jacket/cloak inspired by fur-lined cloaks worn in the military. This pelisse was worn by the donor's mother when she was a baby. She was born on Eldon Square, Reading in 1884. It is red, with an applique pattern in mauve and lined in white.

1 pelisse: material

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'PELISSE // Red pelisse with aplique pattern in mauve. It is lined in white. // Worn by the donor's mother as a baby and probably by her Mother before. // Edith Mary Edwards 4th March 1884. Born in Reading off Eldon Square. Worn as a baby.', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelisse - 'Pelisse // From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia // A Pelisse was originally a cloak made of fur or lined in fur, most notably a type of dolman. Hussar regiments wore pelisses overhanging their shoulders that had fur trim. // In early 19th-century Europe, when military clothing was often used as an inspiration for fashionable ladies' garments, the term was applied to a woman's long, fitted coat with set-in sleeves and the then-fashionale Empire waist. Although initially these Regency-era pelisses copied the Hussars' fur and braid, they soon lost these initial associations, and in fact were often made entirely of silk and without fur at all. They did, however, tend to retain traces of their military inspiration with frog fastenings and braid trim. // Pelisses lost even this superficial resemblance to their origins as skirts and sleeves widened in the 1830s, and the increasingly enormous crinolines of the 1840s and '50s caused fashionable women to turn to loose mantles, cloaks and shawls instead...'

1884 - 1884

Appliqued, Stitched