Cape

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Cape

Entry/Object ID

2025.36.1

Description

Wool nurse's cape. The cape has black wool outer and red lining with a short, straight collar and brass hook and eye closure at the neck. The cape is embroidered "M.F.H." in gold thread on the collar proper left of the opening and has the monogrammed letters "IRC" in gold woven script stitched inside the lining below the interior buttonhole. The cape was worn by Irena Lenore Coleman upon her graduation from Mary Fletcher Hospital's Nursing School.

Context

Irena Lenore Coleman Belden (1919-1991)

Acquisition

Accession

2025.36

Source or Donor

Ronald Belden

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cape

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Boiled Wool

Material

Wool

Color

Black, Red

Made/Created

Date made

1950 - 1960

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Fletcher Hospital Nursing School, Irena Lenore Coleman Belden

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America