Girl's cape
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Ribbed cotton, ribbed wool, cotton cord embroidery, silk thread embroidery, silk, silk ribbon.
Measurements
900 x 1500 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604472
Summary
A girl's cape made from cotton and wool. The cape is constructed with a wide shawl collar, a short hip-length cape and a full-length cape, all made from white corded cotton. The collar and upper cape are trimmed with a deep border of corded cream wool with floral embroidery and white cotton cord embroidery, with the full-length cape undecorated. It is fully lined in cream cotton, with a slim padded silk neckline and four cream silk ribbon ties centre front for fastening, all damaged and one missing.