Woman's Cape

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Woman's Cotton Net Cape

Name/Title

Woman's Cape

Entry/Object ID

WC-182-5

Description

Cape. Woman's small triangular off-white cotton net cape with scalloped border of organdy; machine-made applique and embroidery; darts at center top to form a curve at the neck. Dimensions: 73 1/2-inches length at top; 24-inches length from neck to bottom center back; 28-inches length from neck to bottom center front. Good condition - some stains. Circa 1850. Purchased by Mrs. Victor Moore at a Women's Medical College Sale, November 1950. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Length

73-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 73 1/2-inches length at top; 24-inches length from neck to bottom center back; 28-inches length from neck to bottom center front.

Material

Cotton net

Provenance

Notes

Purchased by Mrs. Victor Moore at a Women's Medical College Sale, November 1950.