Black Wool Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Black Wool Coat

Entry/Object ID

61.17.2

Description

Black Wool Coat. Material: textile, plastic. Size: 47" H. x 17" W. Description: hand sewn black wool coat with black silk lining; black ribbing down front; decorative stitching on collar lapels; black braid edging along coat opening and bottom; fur cuffs; closure with three large buttons. See photograph accession 61.17.3.

Context

Black coat worn by Nancy H. Phelps Henderson. Possibly a widow's weeds, a term used in 19th-century America, mostly during the Victorian period. Nancy H. Phelps was born in St. Mary Township, Waseca County in 1868.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Coat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

November 21, 2017

Update Date

September 11, 2026