Woman's Black Silk Cape

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Black Silk Cape

Woman's Black Silk Cape

Name/Title

Woman's Black Silk Cape

Entry/Object ID

CW 1391

Description

Cape. Woman's black silk capelet; plain silk lined in muslin; narrow panels in front; applied cord designs of circles and bands at edges all around; two-inch knotted fringe all around. Dimensions including knotted fringe: twenty-inches from neck to bottom of panel center front; fourteen-inches from neck to bottom center back. Fair condition - silk is brittle; knotted fringe losses. Date unknown. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including knotted fringe: twenty-inches from neck to bottom of panel center front; fourteen-inches from neck to bottom center back.

Material

Silk; beads; muslin