Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.1258

Description

Black beaded silk cape. The beads around the hem and neck form a leaf pattern. The inner lining is a fine silk, and there are two interior pocket. The neckband is decorated with satin ribbon and netting, and there are hooks and eyes on the front closure.

Context

Worn by Katherine Gilbert of Morrisville, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cape

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

24 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gilbert, Katherine Adeline Clement (1838-1921)