Woman's Silk Cape

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Cape

Woman's Silk Cape

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Cape

Entry/Object ID

25W

Description

Cape. Woman's gray silk shrug-style cape; embroidered band around neck, down front, and down sides; band is gray cord elaborately woven with gold trim. Cape is gathered in at hem. Dimensions: 34-inches from neck to hem center back; 54-inches wide from spread-out sleeve to sleeve; 19 1/2-inches sleeves length from under arm holes. Poor condition - many holes in back; silk fragile; corded bands are in good condition. Unknown date.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Height

34 in

Width

54 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 34-inches from neck to hem center back; 54-inches wide from spread-out sleeve to sleeve; 19 1/2-inches sleeves length from under arm holes.

Material

Silk

Provenance

Notes

Donor: Mrs. G.C. Johnson, May 1950.