Cape: Velvet evening dress cape

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Cape: Velvet evening dress cape

Entry/Object ID

002.10.2

Description

One floor length black velvet evening dress cape from the 1940s. The cape has a light cream coloured fur collar as well as two light cream coloured fur external pockets. The cape has a slight puffed sleeve at the top of the shoulder and arm sleeve. It has two black buttons to close the front of the cape, one at the collar and the second at waist height, both located asymmetrically on the proper left side of the cape. The inside of the cape is lined with white coloured satin fabric.

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Additional create date: 1949

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

Evening dress

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cape (outerwear), Cape

Dimensions

Height

138.5 cm

Width

43.5 cm

Depth

25.5 cm

Dimension Notes

2023-01-27

Material

Velvet, Satin, Fur