Cape
- Object Name:
- Cape
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.914
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Cape, man's. Long handwoven linen cape, red and green large plaid pattern, shawl collar, brown velvet collar lined with blue and brown cotton. Quilted yoke with white cotton lining. Dark green alpaca lining gathered onto yoke.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Velvet
Cotton
Wool - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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