cape

Dateca. 1790

Terms

Capes
Homespun
Plaid
Fur

Dimensions58.42 × 111.76 cm (23 × 44 in.)

Credit LineGift of Robert Bigelow Chapin in memory of Col. Daniel Brooks

Object numberCos70.6.2

DescriptionFull length cloak (PER2190.2.1) with cape (PER2190.2.2). West Indies plaid. Lined with red homespun. Has a short shoulder cape which is detachable (PER2190.2.2). The cloak has a beaver (?) collar (see letter from donor, Sept. 21, 1943). Costume description: Red plaid wool, long, fastened to a fitted shoulder; one placket; over cape circular and detachable; small collar of imitation fur, lined with pink brocade probably a later addition.

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