Cape

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

1986.40.10

Description

Cream-colored wool cape with cream-colored silk lining. It is triangular in shape with a rounded corner at the top to form a hood. There are 2 ribbons to gather the hood. It has blue and pink embroidery on the 2 lower corners and halfway up the sides. The edges are scalloped and finished with blanket stitches. It is sized for an infant.

Context

Worn by Walter B. Lindsay and William Cutler Lindsay of Derby, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1986.40

Source or Donor

Baldrick, Elma

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1867

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Wool, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lindsay, Walter M. (1867-1907)

Person or Organization

Lindsay, William Cutler (1867-1939)

Related Places

Place

Town

Derby

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America