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Worth
Woman's Capecirca 1900

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Ivory silk cape on a dressmaker's mannequin, with cream lace panels, scalloped tiers, and small embroidered pink flowers along the lower hem

Worth, Woman's Cape, circa 1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Jenny Leinhart, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Worth
France, Paris, founded 1858
Title
Woman's Cape
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1900
Medium
Wool twill (broadcloth) with silk lace, silk and silk plain weave ribbon embroidery, and metallic lamé
Dimensions
Center back length: 48 1/2 in. (123.19 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Jenny Leinhart
Accession Number
M.61.25
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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