Cape
- Object Name:
- Cape
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.619
- Date:
- 1830-1840
- Description:
- Pelerine mantlet. Black wool with fringed ribbon borders. Front "scarf ends." Lined with "army green" cotton sateen. Cape lined with brownish-green linen or cotton. Hand-sewn seams.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton - 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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