Cape

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

1959.19.8

Description

Tan silk taffeta short cape decorated with panels of inserted netting trimmed with ruched ribbon appliqued in a crosshatch pattern. There is a patch pocket on the proper right.

Context

Worn by Mariette Stevens Strong of Vergennes, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.19

Source or Donor

Strong, Nellie Donaldson (1873-1957)

Made/Created

Date made

1854

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Strong, Mariette Stevens (1823-1910)

Related Places

Place

City

Vergennes

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America