Lady's Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Cape

Entry/Object ID

CW 818

Description

Cape. Lady's Cape; short dotted and rose-figured blue taffeta; revers and deep collar are cream satin covered with black net bordered with heavy black velvet band beaded and embroidered. Excellent condition except for lining. Circa 1890. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Revers is the turned-back edge of a garment revealing the under surface, especially at the lapel.