Capelet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Capelet

Entry/Object ID

G2012.041

Description

Short, rounded shoulder capelet made of unlined changeable green silk taffeta. Small pointed collar. Deep knotted turquoise silk fringe around the hem. At the hem, three rows of matching green silk braid outlining all the edges. This is speculated to be a girl’s capelet.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Child, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Capelet

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Color

Turquoise, Green

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1860

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American