Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

2026.16.014.3

Description

Doll's cape of off-white cotton flannel woven with thick vertical blue stripes and narrower broken vertical and horizontal blue stripes; trimmed with dark blue and navy silk ribbons. Made in the form of three-quarters of a circle with neck cutout. Neck edge has tightly knife-pleated navy ribbon as a ruffle, with a bow at center front. Dark blue ribbon is sewn around edges of cape and in stripes radiating out from neck, each of which ends in a bow. Metal eye remains at neck but hook is missing. Hems are sewn by machine, but ribbons are applied by hand.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Doll Clothes
Doll

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cape

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Flannel

Material

Cotton

Color

White, Blue

Fabric

Satin

Material

Silk

Color

Navy, Blue

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Dimensions

Width

17-1/2 in

Length

8-1/2 in

Diameter

19-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Diameter is measured with cape lying flat; others are when folded as for wear

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Griffin, Irene Drury

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