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Pelerine

A pelerine is a small cape-like garment that covers the shoulders. Historically, the pelerine possibly originated in a type of 15th century armor padding that protected the neck and shoulders by itself, if the padded fabric was reinforced internally with metal, and/or acted as padding between armor and the skin in the neck-to-shoulder region. The pelerine often had fasteners so that pauldrons could be attached.

In women´s fashion, the pelerine was most popular during the mid- to late-nineteenth century in Europe and the Americas.

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Schwarze Pelerine zur Diakonissentracht BethanienJungmädchenkleid von Barbara JordanBildpostkarte mit Foto des Prinzen Adalbert von Preußen und seiner Frau Adelheid, 1917Schwarze Pelerine mit Ripsband
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