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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Pelerine

1935/1942

Virginia Berge

Associated Names

Virginia Berge

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a purple embroidered vestment with floral or decorative motifs, a patterned border, and colors of purple, cream, red, gold, and other muted tones. The vestment is centrally positioned on a plain, off-white background with its ends slightly flared outward.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 38.3 x 30.3 cm (15 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1563

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: V. Bergé

Wikidata ID

Q64633859

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