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Accession Number 1985.11.5 Title off-white woolen cape Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type cape Gender and Age girls Materials and Techniques wool; cotton; silk; woven; appliqued, braid Measurements overall: 87 cm Description

Ivory wool cape; front lined with cream coloured silk; back lined with ivory coloured cotton lining with woven-in pattern, silk lining on over-cape and around the edges of the main cape. Both the cotton and silk…

Ivory wool cape; front lined with cream coloured silk; back lined with ivory coloured cotton lining with woven-in pattern, silk lining on over-cape and around the edges of the main cape. Both the cotton and silk linings have been pieced. Soutache braid applied in stylized floral pattern around the lower edge of both capes. The collar is attached to the neckband and the seam enclosed in silk bias binding. Hook and eye closing at neckline in CF.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Margaret Smith