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Woman's Capecirca 1880

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Full-length black cape on a dressmaker's form, with tone-on-tone embroidered scrolling pattern, jet bead or looped fringe trim along the center front, and deep fringe hem

Unknown, Woman's Cape, circa 1880, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Robert E. Gross, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Cape
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk cord, silk and cotton embroidery, silk chenille and silk fringe
Dimensions
Center back length: 52 1/2 in. (133.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert E. Gross
Accession Number
M.54.35.8
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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