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Child's Capecirca 1860

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Crimson wool or cotton sleeveless vest on a hanger, embroidered overall with a repeating leaf-and-vine pattern in matching deep red thread

Unknown, Child's Cape, circa 1860, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Margie and Charles F. Forbes, Jr., Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child's Cape
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Wool twill (gabardine) with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 20 5/8 in. (52.39 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margie and Charles F. Forbes, Jr.
Accession Number
M.83.156.4
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles