Evening cape
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Silk satin, machine-embroidered cotton lace, jet beading, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
920 x 1660 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602608
Summary
A woman's evening cape made from machine-embroidered black cotton lace. The lace has a stylised floral motif, with a yoke of black silk satin which is embellished with stripes of jet passementerie. The small stand collar is edged with black lace and further decorated with jet passmenterie. There are three black satin ribbon rosettes on the yoke centre front, back and centre back of collar. The yoke is further trimmed with a deep flounce of black lace. The cape is unlined and fastens centre front with hook & eye fastenings, intact.