Figure 1.--This unidentified American boy had a large collar that was heavily embroidered. This cabinent card had no photographer's advertising. It is undated. We would guess it was taken in the 1880s, largely because of the size of the collar. Note also the embroidered edges.

We note some boys with embroidered collars. Here we have coolars that overlsap with oyher collar types. We note embroidery on a larege range of different collars. This included small and large collars as well as collars dome with points like Eton collars and rounded like Peter Pan collars. The embroidered designs varied. The embroidery might me just on one area of the collar. In other cases the embroidery was done all over the collar. The embroidery seems to have been done in colors, although the black-and-white photography of the day provides few details about other collars. We note some embroidery on lace collars. Much of the embroidery was probably done by mothers and other female relations. Embroidered collars were generally done for younger boys. They seem most common in the 19th century, especially home embroidered collars. We so note some in the 20th century. They may have been more common for boys as boys were more likely to wear collared garments.

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