Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

2007.30.5a

Description

Navy blue wool cape with black velvet collar and dark red wool lining. The cape secures at the center breast with two large, navy frogs, that attach on both sides.

Context

Worn by Amelia Helene Angelico Lissor of Montpelier, VT, while in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1956-1958.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.30

Source or Donor

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Angelico family

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cloak

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1955

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cloak

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Outerwear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

46-1/2 in

Circumference

180 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Person or Organization

US Navy

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America