Mantle

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Mantle

Entry/Object ID

G2004.060

Description

Entirely hand-stitched girl’s mantle made of brown cotton velveteen. Wide dome shape with small round collar, and semi-attached sleeve ends over arm slits. Trimmed with brown silk gimp and lined with white, red and green plaid silk taffeta.

Category

Child, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cape

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Velveteen

Lining

Taffeta

Color

Brown, Green, Red

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1865