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Woman's Cape
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Woman's Cape

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1895-1900
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched silk, with ferrous metal hooks and eyes
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center back length x hem circumference): 17 x 104in. (43.2 x 264.2cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionWoman's circular shoulder cape of black brocade silk. The 1 3/4-inch-wide neckband is covered with a four-inch-wide black satin ribbon, stitched down the middle in layered box pleats. The center front opening fastens with two hooks and eyes on the neckline. The cape is lined with ecru silk brocade.
Object number1988.186.0
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Jane Shepherd
about 1895
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1881
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Libbie B. Tuller
1892
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Lena Lee Howard
1882
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Mary Ann Patten
about 1893
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Lucy Fiddis Griffith
1892
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Mary Jane Buel
about 1890-1895, altered from earlier dress
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Elizabeth Gay Sisson
about 1887
Gift of Adah Danielson, 1961.11.1a-d, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Mary Christina Harris
1883
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Caroline Lucinda Bolles Cleveland
1861
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Seymour family
about 1893-1896