Girl's cape
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cashmere twill, silk thread embroidery, silk satin, glazed cotton twill.
Measurements
1060 x 1760 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604700
Summary
A girl's cape made from cream cashmere twill. The cape is constructed with a slim collar, shoulder cape and lower cape, each decorated with cream silk thread embroidery in a floral motif. The collar is lined in glazed cotton twill, the shoulder cape is fully lined in cream silk satin and the lower cape is lined with glazed cotton twill with cream silk satin edging. The cape has no surviving fastenings.
Provenance
Gift of Parkinson-Cumine.
Marks and inscriptions
Label attached upper right inner seam of lower cape.: A handwritten label attached to an inner seam reads, "Parkinson-Cumine", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.