Woman's Silk Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Cape

Woman's Silk Cape

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Cape

Entry/Object ID

L-385-7

Description

Cape. Woman's mocha silk cape; net with three satin ribbons applied in rows at bottom; dark brown woven band and five-inch fringe sewn onto satin hem along bottom; woven band and fringe at neck; woven mocha decorative trim with rosettes applied along front panel and around neck; all hand-made. Dimensions including fringe: 56-inches wide; 24-inches from center back to bottom; eighteen-inches from neck to bottom center front; fringe and woven band 5 1/2-inches. Good condition - a few holes in net sections. Date unknown.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

56 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions including fringe: 56-inches wide; 24-inches from center back to bottom; eighteen-inches from neck to bottom center front; fringe and woven band 5 1/2-inches.

Provenance

Notes

Made by donor's great-grandmother in Doylestown