Cloak
- Object Name:
- Cloak
- Object ID:
- 1959.068.008
- Date:
- circa 1874
- Description:
- Pelisse (Cloak)
Ladies' purple pelisse (overgarment)
Purple fine grosgrain pelisse, fitted bodice with shirred trim and bias tucks, long sleeves with bias tuck trim and covered buttons, flared skirt with bias tucks down front and covered buttons, double breasted sewn front. Back of skirt longer and full to accommodate bustle. Top lined with brown cotton. Material broken under arms. - Material:
- Textile
- Provenance:
- All materials from the attic of the Burpee homestead in New London, a neighbor of the donor. The Burpee family has been in this home since 1817.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Susan Colgate Cleveland
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