Black velvet cape with soutache braid trim, 1880s

Name/Title

Black velvet cape with soutache braid trim, 1880s

Entry/Object ID

1986.51.22

Description

Acc. No. 86.51.22 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: 1880’s Object: Cape Description: Black Velvet short cape with stand-up collar, has soutache braid trim. Stand-up collar trimmed in caracal. Lined in black satin. Has original label "Armand Carlleau" Kearny St., San Francisco. Condition: very poor, dry-cleaned 1986 History of Object: Worn by Caroline Dwinelle. Acquired from: Roscoe and D'Arcy Hamilton Date: 8-28-86