Woman's Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Cape

Entry/Object ID

CW 612

Description

Cape. Woman's cape; printed satin; white ground; swirl pattern; brown, gold, pale green. White satin-lined; lace collar. Excellent condition. Circa 1910. Ruth Lawrence is a descendant of Commodore James Lawrence of "Don't give up the ship" fame. Transcribed from Original Accession Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Ruth Lawrence is a descendant of Commodore James Lawrence of "Don't give up the ship" fame. She christened the torpedo boat destroyer, Lawrence, named for her ancestor, November 7, 1900, in Weymouth Massachusetts.